Tokyo, Dec 1, 2025 (AFP) - Australia ban offers test on social media harm

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Australia's under-16 social media ban will make the nation a real-life laboratory on how best to tackle the technology's impact on young people, experts say. Those in favour of the world-first December 10 ban point to a growing mass of studies that suggest too much time online takes a toll on teen wellbeing. But opponents argue there is not enough hard proof to warrant the new legislation, which could do more harm than good. Adolescent brains are......

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