Millions of Australian teens lose access to social media accounts as ban takes effect - live updates
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Banning kids from social media tramples their fundamental rights to digital participation while creating massive privacy risks through mandatory identity checks. The ban cuts children off from educational benefits and platforms with strong safety features, all while failing to improve the products kids will actually be allowed to use.
Social media companies mine children's attention like gold, crushing their wellbeing and destroying families who've lost kids to online harms. This world-leading ban protects children during critical development years and empowers parents to push back against peer pressure without making their kids the odd one out.
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