Australia wants to ban social media for under-16s

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Australian Prime Minister Proposes Total Social Media Ban for Anyone Under 16
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced plans to ban social media for all Australians under the age of 16. Social media companies would be responsible for imposing restriction technologies to ban new early-teen users.
Australia plans "world-leading" social media ban for children under 16
"Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on it," says Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanse.
Australia proposes ban on social media for children under 16
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he does not think the ban will fix the problem immediately or that it would be completely effective, pointing to the fact that alcohol restrictions have not stopped underage youth from drinking.
Most Australians favor banning kids from social media sites. But will it work?
While the planned social media ban has broad support, more than 140 technology and child welfare experts signed an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calling it “too blunt an instrument” to be effective.
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