ABC News In-depth | On Background: Will a social media ban help our kids? | ABC Insiders @ABCNewsIndepth | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
This week the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced his government would support a push to ban social media for children. There’s no decision yet on what the age limit should be – and there’s also no detail on how this will be done. But what evidence is there that it will improve the mental health of kids?

David Speers speaks to leading expert on the risks and rewards of social media for children, Professor Sonia Livingstone from the London School of Economics.

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