A parent is calling for guidelines around how politicians communicate directly with young people on social media.
The concern comes after finding out David Seymour replied to Snapchat messages from her then-14-year-old daughter and other teens back in 2016.
Both the ACT leader and the students say the content was not inappropriate. But the mother says the fact a much older politician was direct messaging them at all is bizarre. Seymour says he was just being courteous. Perry Wilton reports. ➡️ SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/NewshubKZfaq
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