Australia defends teen social media ban after study shows most still online

Australia defends teen social media ban after study shows most still online  Reuters

The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as "years of escalating harms" from using their platforms that eventually resulted in their deaths.

The four teens who died by suicide each experienced harms including social media addiction, severe sleep deprivation, depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation after years of using the social platforms, the complaint states.

The Social Media Victims Law Center is bringing the suit on behalf of the families, and its founding attorney, Matthew Bergman, said it’s “particularly salient” that the children in this case died “long after” similar suits had been filed.

Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens as pressure, lawsuits over child safety mount  AP News

Nearly 22 percent of children are on Pinterest while there was "no statistically significant change" in AI chatbot use.

The parents of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube

The parents of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube

Singapore might consider championing a roadmap of “supported autonomy.”

Before the ban, nearly 86pc of children surveyed reported using at least one age-restricted platform. Three months later, that figure remained above 81pc.

More than eight in 10 teenagers were still using social media three months after the government’s landmark ban for under-16s, the country’s internet regulator has found.

More than eight in 10 teenagers were still using social media three months after the government’s landmark ban for under-16s, the country’s internet regulator has found.

More than eight in 10 Australian teenagers are still using social media three months after the government's landmark ban.

In a recent study, eSafety found most children between the ages of 10 and 15 were using social media as frequently in March as ‌they had ‌before the ban.

As countries around the world look to follow Australia’s lead in restricting young people’s access to social media, a new report by the eSafety Commissioner might give them reason to pause, at least temporarily. Australia’s online watchdog found more than 80% of kids were still using an age-restricted platform, such a

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Australia's world-first law barring accounts for under-16s took effect last December, drawing criticism from social media companies, mostly based in the United States.