Social media is actively harming kids — making them anxious, exposing them to predators and explicit content, and hijacking their attention with addictive design. Banning under-16s from these platforms is a decisive, well-researched move backed by months of consultation with parents and young people. Children deserve a childhood free from the grip of the world's most powerful tech companies.
Age bans don't keep kids off social media — Australia's own eSafety Commissioner admits the policy failed, and the UK is copying that same broken model. Worse, enforcing these bans means forcing every internet user to hand over personal ID to companies with serious histories of data leaks. Targeted platform accountability and parental tools are the smarter, safer path forward.
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