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Banning young people from social media sounds like a silver bullet—global evidence suggests otherwise
Around 98% of Australian 15-year-olds use social media. Platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram are where young ...
Under-16 social media ban: Three pain points as Australia grapples with how to implement it
The situation across the Tasman offers some pointers for our Government as it contemplates a social media ban for under-16s, ...
Australia’s Social Media Ban Crosses The Ditch: New Zealand Proposes Ban For Kids Under 16
The New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has unveiled a draft bill that would prohibit children under the age of 16 ...
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Australian Parliament bans social media ban for under-16s with world-first law
MELBOURNE, Australia--A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat ...
Australian politician who sparked social media ban says it's 'worth it' even if kids find way around it
The Australian Labor politician who sparked the country's social media ban has admitted young people will find a way around ...
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Trial Tests Tech for Enforcing Australia's Teen Social Media Ban
Australia's move to ban under-16s from social media is receiving widespread praise . Other countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland ...
Simon Harris says social media ban for teenagers under ‘serious consideration’ amid ‘ticking time bomb’ alert
A SOCIAL media ban for all children under 16 years of age must be given “serious consideration”, Tanaiste Simon Harris has ...
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How workable is a social media ban for under 16s?
When the Member’s Bill about banning social media for adolescents under 16 went into the biscuit tin, the media release ...
Social media ban: Act blocks National’s bid for Govt consensus on member’s bill
Act will not support a National Party member’s bill banning social media for under-16s, killing the Prime Minister’s hope for ...
New Zealand’s prime minister proposes social media ban for children under 16
New Zealand’s bill is modelled off Australia’s landmark law to ban social media that cause uproar among tech giants ...
How YouTube justifies its carve-out from social media ban
Emails obtained under freedom of information laws reveal how Google argued the video service was so different from TikTok, ...