German students urge education over ban for teens on social media

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2025-12-10

Berlin (dpa) - German students have said Australia's social media ban for young people under 16 is the wrong approach, and that education rather than prohibition should come first. Banning something cannot be the first solution of an education policy, said Quentin Gärtner of the German National Students' Conference. "The first step should always be to teach young people skills," he said, adding that it's crucial to educate minors on how to behave......

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