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How may the social media ban affect our youth under 16

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Some Australian teens and tweens still reportedly have access to social media accounts on day one of Australia's world-first social media ban.


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By Ngaire Pakai

Presented by Kerri-Lee Barry

Source: SBS



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Some Australian teens and tweens still reportedly have access to social media accounts on day one of Australia's world-first social media ban.


NITV Radio’s Kerri-Lee Barry spoke with Micah B. Goldwater, PhD at The University of Sydney School of Psychology.

Micah discusses the new changes where social media platforms need to take reasonable steps to stop anyone under 16 having an account.


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