Overview

• The 75‑minute episode aired on September 29 at 21:00 on ARD and is available to stream in the ARD Mediathek, with additional rebroadcasts listed by public broadcasters.
• Host Louis Klamroth’s panel featured creator Levi Penell, former family minister Kristina Schröder, teacher and TikTok figure Nicolas Schmelzer, journalist Petra Gerster, lawyer Chan‑jo Jun and policy expert Paulina Fröhlich.
• Levi Penell floated a deliberately provocative idea of a social‑media ban for people over 60 to challenge arguments for youth bans, while agreeing that very young children should not use the platforms.
• Kristina Schröder insisted that non‑criminal opinions must remain permissible, calling a reporting office for such content “highly problematic,” as Chan‑jo Jun pointed to rights violations like doxxing and Petra Gerster cited misogyny, racism and online hate as real harms.
• The discussion covered whether platforms and algorithms exert excessive influence, possible age limits and technical verification, plus the place of smartphones and AI in schools within a broader policy conversation in Germany.