How social media offers a welcome escape in smog season and why parts of virtual world need to be avoided

Thanks to the smog season-social media offers a welcome escape. The problem is that like the real world, parts of the alternative one are also polluted and need to be avoided or remedied. This week the Australian PM announced plans for a ban on under-16s accessing social media due to its harmful effect on young minds. Do "bans: really combat pollution? New Delhi in November provides the answer.