Social media ban: Should you enforce your own mini-Australia at home?


If parents want to monitor and manage smartphone use, tools like Family Link (Android) or Parental Controls (iOS) can help. These also allow child protection filters and app blocks to be set. — Bloomberg

SYDNEY: Australia has introduced the world’s first social media ban for children and teenagers under 16, impacting millions of users on apps like Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat.

Can this serve as a model for parents in countries where no such ban exists?

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