Google and Meta Oppose Australia's Child Social Media Ban

• Australia introduces bill to ban social media for under 16s, with fines up to $32m for breaches.
• The proposed law includes stringent age-verification and no exemptions for parental consent.
• The move is part of a wider effort to p...

• Australia's government proposes a ban on social media for children under 16.
• The ban, citing risks to mental and physical health, could be implemented as early as next year.
• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese states that social medi...

• The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has requested social media giants like Meta, Instagram, Google, and X to remove content aiding Telecom Act violations.
• This advisory follows reports of influencers guiding users on altering ...

Not actually very conclusive scientifically, but I feel this makes a lot of sense. Mental health deterioration and social media usage seem to be increasingly linked.

• In Australia, spikes in psychological distress (a general indicato...