Kids effected by social media ban, consume less news. Which leads to less civic engagement.

"reported a 51 per cent drop in news consumption, according to Western Sydney University paper published in May.

“There is a very, very strong association between news engagement and civic engagement,” said Dr Tanya Notley, the paper’s lead author. “Taking away news will have a direct impact on that.”

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https://www.theage.com.au/national/six-months-into-the-supposed-social-media-ban-most-kids-haven-t-noticed-a-thing-20260626-p60abr.html

‘Enforcement mode’: Australia must take fight to tech giants to make social media ban stick, experts warn
By Krishani Dhanji and Caitlin Cassidy

Doubled penalties will have little effect if platforms not held to account for the content they carry, observers say

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/28/enforcement-mode-australia-must-take-fight-to-tech-giants-to-make-social-media-ban-stick-experts-warn

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Australia to double penalty for social media ban breaches to $99m as tech giants accused of ‘not doing enough’
By Ben Doherty

Prime minister Anthony Albanese says too many children still on platforms but he is ‘heartened’ by world-leading law

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/27/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-tech-companies-penalty-double

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Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdown
By Ashifa Kassam

As a host of countries move to rein in social media use by children, could this be technology’s big tobacco moment?

https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/27/social-media-bans-go-global-big-tech-reckoning-australia-crackdown

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Four in five under-16s in Australia using social media despite ban, study shows
By Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent

Experts say law not enough to stop children accessing harmful content online and more ‘convincing strategy is required’

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/24/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-no-substantial-effects-study

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