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Australia is the first nation to ban social media for under-16s. (globalvoices.org)
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Landmark legislation sees the Australian government committed to the novel step of child protection by banning social media for under sixteens.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Have you actually witnessed that entire event pan out?

The police that I personally know, visit the caller and talk to them first to understand the complaint and often (but I agree not always) educate the caller that teenagers are just doing what the caller(s) did at their age... usually, there are no more calls and all groups move on with their lives.

Unfortunately, that doesn't make headlines and it's not emotive enough to discuss.

In my personal experience, the older generations trust the media and just believe / expect the worst will happen. Most parents, younger adults, just don't see the problem.

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 3 hours ago

The police that I personally know, visit the caller and talk to them first to understand the complaint and often (but I agree not always) educate the caller that teenagers are just doing what the caller(s) did at their age... usually, there are no more calls and all groups move on with their lives.

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