{"id":21123,"date":"2025-12-06T16:37:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T15:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/06\/everyone-will-miss-the-socialising-but-its-also-a-relief-five-young-teens-on-australias-social-media-ban\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T16:37:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T15:37:33","slug":"everyone-will-miss-the-socialising-but-its-also-a-relief-five-young-teens-on-australias-social-media-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/06\/everyone-will-miss-the-socialising-but-its-also-a-relief-five-young-teens-on-australias-social-media-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Everyone will miss the socialising \u2013 but it\u2019s also a relief\u2019: five young teens on Australia\u2019s social media ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the under-16s social media ban looms, Guardian Australia speaks to five 13 to 15-year-olds about what they will miss, and what government should be doing instead<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s world-first social media ban for under-16s will begin in just a few days. Malaysia, Denmark and Norway are to follow suit and the European Union last week passed a resolution to adopt similar restrictions. As the world watches on, millions of Australian adolescents and their parents are wondering just what will actually change come 10 December.<\/p>\n

Concerns around the negative impact social media use can have on the wellbeing of young people have been around since the quaint days of Myspace \u2013 long before those to be affected by the ban were even born.<\/p>\n

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\nAs the under-16s social media ban looms, Guardian Australia speaks to five 13 to 15-year-olds about what they will miss, and what government should be doing instead
\nAustralia\u2019s world-first social media ban for under-16s will begin in just a few days. Malaysia, Denmark and Norway are to follow suit and the European Union last week passed a resolution to adopt similar restrictions. As the world watches on, millions of Australian adolescents and their parents are wondering just what will actually change come 10 December.
\nConcerns around the negative impact social media use can have on the wellbeing of young people have been around since the quaint days of Myspace \u2013 long before those to be affected by the ban were even born.
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As the under-16s social media ban looms, Guardian Australia speaks to five 13 to 15-year-olds about what they will miss, and what government should be doing instead Australia\u2019s world-first social media ban for under-16s will begin in just a few days. Malaysia, Denmark and Norway are to follow suit and the European Union last week …<\/p>\n

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