The Australian government has announced its plan to ban social media for children under 16 years age limit.
The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, called the impact of social media on minors a “scourge”, and said he would prefer to “see kids off their devices and onto the footy fields and the swimming pools and the tennis courts,” Albanese said.
“We want them to have real experiences with real people because we know that social media is causing social harm,” he told reporters recently.
Federal legislation to this effect is scheduled for later in the year although there is still debates about what the appropriate age limit should be.
Australia’s conservative opposition leader, Peter Dutton, supports an age limit, but is not convinced technology exists to reliably enforce such a ban.
However, some analysts are calling for caution, warning that the age limit may not help troubled children and may even have the effect of excluding young people from meaningful, healthy participation in the inevitable digital world.
The debate on the impact of social media, particularly on children and even adults, is ongoing and highly complex. It involves various perspectives, covering both positive and negative effects, and touches on issues such as mental health, behavior, communication, and societal influence, making it a nuanced and never-ending conversation.
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