Daily Cuts - Australia to ban children from using social media

Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit as high as 16, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sept 10. He added that legislation to keep children off social media will be introduced in 2024, describing the impact of the sites on young people as a “scourge”. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the feasibility of this plan and the impact of such a ban with Associate Professor Razwana Begum, Head, Public Safety and Security Programme, Singapore University of Social Sciences