The Federal Government is expected to introduce legislation to parliament this week that will ban children under the age of 16 from using social media. With support from the Coalition, this law could come into effect before the next of 2025.

On today’s podcast, we’ll share what we know about the proposed law so far, how the Government plans to enforce the ban, and what different organisations are saying.

Hosts:Nandini Dhir and Zara Seidler
Producer: Orla Maher

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The Federal Government is expected to introduce legislation to parliament this week that will ban children under the age of 16 from using social media. With support from the Coalition, this law could come into effect before the next of 2025.
On today’s podcast, we’ll share what we know about the proposed law so far, how the Government plans to enforce the ban, and what different organisations are saying.
Hosts: Nandini Dhir and Zara Seidler Producer: Orla Maher
Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful.
The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent.
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TDA is completely independent. We are not owned by any larger media company.

This is a daily news podcast that breaks down issues important to young people in Australia.

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The Government's plan to ban under 16s from social media

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