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Australia Bans Children From Social Media: An Analysis

Dr Faith Gordon, Associate Professor of Law, ANU College of Law, Australian National University

02-Dec-24 07:30

Australia Bans Children From Social Media: An Analysis

Australia has passed a bill banning children under 16 from going on social media. This includes regulations on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and X, subjecting them to fines of up to A$49.5 million. Dr Faith Gordon, Associate Professor of Law at the ANU College of Law at the Australian National University, shares her insights on how effective (or not) this new piece of legislation will be.

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Produced by: Grace Tan, Adani Binti Mohamad Zaidi

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam


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Tags:  Australian social media banmedia freedommedia literacy





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