The Guardian (December 9)
“Millions of children and teens” under 16 are losing access to their “accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins.” An academic advisory group will be “examining the short-term, medium-term and longer-term impacts of the ban,” both intended (like more sleep, less stress, deeper social interaction) and unintended (like pushing youths to the unregulated dark web). “The ban has garnered worldwide attention, with several nations indicating they will adopt a ban of their own, including Malaysia, Denmark and Norway” while the EU has already “passed a resolution to adopt similar restrictions.”
Tags: Access, Accounts, Australia, Children, Dark web, Denmark, EU, Impacts, Intended, Interaction, Malaysia, Norway, Sleep, Social media ban, Stress, Teens, Unintended, World-first
