Australia is the first nation to ban social media for under-16s
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On Wednesday, the lower house of the Australian parliament voted to pass legislation to ban social media for children under 16 years, and the Senate passed the bill on Friday.

Landmark legislation sees the Australian government committed to the novel step of child protection by banning social media for under sixteens.

  • DigitalDilemma@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    If they don’t have an online presence and neither do their peers, how would they be cyber bullied?

    Fun fact, I was called by my bullies on my parents landline and bullied when I was a kid in the 1980s.

    Bullies are gonna bully - the method varies but never the motive.