Australia is putting young people first. Britain should try it
The first national ban on teen social-media accounts is controversial, imperfect, and a reminder of what real political will on behalf of young people actually looks like.
Tomorrow, Australia will become the first country to ban under-16s from having social-media accounts. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat – all of them will be restricted, and platforms that fail to keep children off their sites could face multi-million dollar fines. It is, by any measure, a political bombshell. The world is no…
