US EditionAustralia social media ban: Firms have come 'kicking and screaming', regulator says
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Social Media Bans Are No Match For Teens
Listen to Social Media Bans Are No Match For Teens from ICYMI. On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Washington Post reporter Tatum Hunter, who interviewed Australian teens about the country’s new social media ban. Platforms like Instagram and Reddit are now required to keep under-sixteens off their apps, but it didn’t take long for the teens to outsmart these new restrictions. As similar legislation is introduced across the world, …
The discussion about a possible social media ban for children and young people is starting again in Austria. In view of increasing concerns about radicalisation, problematic content and addiction mechanisms, an age limit is increasingly being placed in the political focus. While the parties are following different approaches, a clear trend is emerging in the population. Following the recent advance of SPÖ state secretary Jörg Leichtfried in the …
In Australia, the digital curfew is already a reality for under-16s. While millions of accounts are being deleted there, the pressure on politics is also growing in Austria. State Secretary Jörg Leichtfried (SPÖ) is now calling for an age limit for TikTok and Co. What has recently seemed like a bold experiment is now living in Australia. Since the entry into force of the strict ban for young people under 16 years of age, more than 4.7 million ac…
The social media ban that wasn’t
The Australian government’s legislation seeking to ban access to social media for people under 16 has received plenty of attention in International media, mostly leading with the government’s that 4.7 million accounts were banned or deactivated when the legislation came into effect. Rather less attention has been paid to discussion of the outcome within Australia, where the consensus is that there has been very little effect for most. With most …
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