Will Australia’s ban on under-16s using social media work? | Inside Story [Video]

Under-sixteens banned from using social media – under strict new legislation in Australia.
The government says it’s to protect children – but Big Tech companies and some human rights group say it won’t work.
What are the arguments – and the views worldwide?

Presenter:
Bernard Smith
Guests:
Mark Andrejevic – professor at Monash University’s School of Media, Film, and Journalism in Melbourne, data mining/online monitoring specialist.
Nirali Bhatia – cyber psychologist, founder of Cyber BAAP anti-cyber bullying campaign in New Delhi.
Noeline Blackwell – human rights lawyer and online safety coordinator for Children’s Rights Alliance in Ireland.
Leo Puglisi, teenage journalist, founder Six News Australia

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