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Social media bans for kids are a growing trend - but is it really necessary?

There’s no denying that social media can be a dangerous place for kids. As a parenting editor, I see stories every day about kids who are negatively influenced or even physically or mentally ...
Yahoo

Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Praise Australia’s ‘Bold, Decisive Action’ to Ban Social Media for Kids

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australia has introduced a new law banning children under 16 from owning or using accounts on major social media platforms, ...
Wall Street Journal

Australia Bans Social Media for Kids Under 16. Is the U.S. Next?

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Speaker 1: From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac ...
Ars Technica

Restricting social media for children

Australia has recently enacted restrictions on children under 16 from accessing some social media. At the time of the law coming into effect (December 10 2025), there are 10 sites that are ...

Australia’s social media blackout backlash shows what could be in store for Britain

It seems possible that Keir Starmer might soon make a decision on whether to introduce a ban on social media from under-16s.
Townhall

Ban What: Social Media? Or Lazy Parents?

Australia just fired the opening shot in what global media now calls a “world-first” attempt to ban social media for kids under 16. The new Online Safety Amendment went into effect on December ...
The New Yorker

Americans Won’t Ban Kids from Social Media. What Can We Do Instead?

You’re reading Fault Lines, Jay Caspian Kang’s weekly column on politics and the media. Let’s say, for the sake of the following discussion, that we agree on the following: Teen-agers have First ...