Could Australia's social media ban for teens work globally?

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The world's first social media ban for children under 16 was rolled out in Australia in December 2025. Australia is noted for priding itself on being strong on regulation and being at the forefront of change, with the law being a bold, new move. It's aimed at trying to make tech platforms more responsible for what they are doing with algorithms that target early teenagers, and to protect children from online harms while attempting to claim their childhood.The intent is good, but could it actually work and more importantly, is this something that we could see happen globally? My assignment on this episode is to dig deeper into the social media ban to understand the good and the bad of this law, and it's global significance.My guest is Dr Ross Tapsell, an associate professor at the School of Culture, History and Language at the Australian National University.Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app: https://onassignmentwithme.transistor.fm/Follow @natashya_g on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X and Facebook.Support independent journalism and this podcast: buymeacoffee.com/natashya_gTo know more about my work, go to natashyagutierrez.com#socialmediaban #australia #digitaldivide #socialmediaplatforms #bigtech