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Should #socialmedia apps be banned for children? - CSMonitor.com

But in the shire town of Murwillumbah, just a kangaroo hop from the Gold Coast on #Australia ’s eastern edge, Mr. Kakanis’ students had shrugged off the social media ban. Only three teens out of 25 had any of their accounts disabled. Two were on #Snapchat and the other was on #Instagram.
#ageverification #privacy #security

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2026/0327/social-media-ban-children

What’s behind the global push to ban social media for kids

It started in Australia. Now dozens of countries are working on laws to keep younger kids away from social media. But do they really work?

The Christian Science Monitor