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Under-18s should be banned from social media for their own benefit amid a row over online child sex abuse, a leading commentator has said. Rich Lowry called on Congress to “press the brakes on the revolution” that has given tech titans like Mark Zuckerberg “an outsized role in raising our kids” – and said minors should “go outside” instead. Lowry’s call for tighter regulations comes as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologised to parents of online sexual exploitation or harassment victims at a congressional hearing today. Zuckerberg said: “I’m sorry for everything you have all been through… No one s…