Under-16 year olds to be banned from social media under new federal legislation

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The Federal government plans to ban social media to under 16-year-olds.
Legislation, set to be introduced to federal parliament next week, could see Australia become the first country to introduce a national ban of its kind.
The proposal has been met with debate across multiple sectors, sparking questions around appropriate online usage.

While some say a ban is needed to mitigate social media’s harmful impacts, others say it could have detrimental social implications on children and teens.

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