📚 Education Sep 9, 2026 · Sean Geraghty

New Australian Law Restricts Social Media for Kids. Is It Working?

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New Australian Law Restricts Social Media for Kids. Is It Working?
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Advocates of Australia’s Online Safety Amendment Act, restricting the use of social media platforms by children under 16, project “Let them be kids” on the Sydney Harbour Bridge on December 10, 2025, the day the legislation took effect.






Since it was published two years ago, Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation has made, we believe, a huge contribution by sounding the alarm on teen screentime.
Haidt’s been active endorsing solutions: parents shouldn’t permit smartphones until ag

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