Richard Hogan: We have to legislate to stop powerful tech giants from profiting from our kids

These companies are trading in our children’s attention and gaze. That’s the simple business model -  more eyes, more revenue.

Richard Hogan. Picture: Moya Nolan

Minister for Education Norma Foley’s recent unproductive meeting with the heads of tech companies such as Meta, Google, Microsoft, TikTok etc illuminates just how powerful these tech giants actually are and how they are currently operating outside any real fear of legislative power on the part of the Government.

The Minister was hoping these companies would support the principle of parents not buying smartphones for their children while in primary school.