Late last month, the Communications Minister Anika Wells was included on Time magazine's list of 100 influential rising stars. It was just another part of the worldwide reaction to the government's social media ban for under-16s - which has made Australia an international trendsetter, even as it's proved impossible to enforce at home.

The government has continued promoting its social media regulations, with the promise to allow Australians to opt out of social media algorithms as part of its upcoming Digital Duty of Care. But is this another policy that just sounds good, or one that will make a real impact?