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The UK's Teen Social Media Ban Is Political Theater, Not Child Safety Policy

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25 Mar
Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers

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26 Aug
Social media use on the rise among Australian under-16s after ban: data

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24 Apr
Norway Set to Become Latest Country to Ban Social Media for Under 16s

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21 Mar
Do Not Turn Child Protection into Internet Access Control

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16 Oct
Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve.

Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined Australia in restricting minors from accessing social media—barring children under 15 from major platforms, before the

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15 Jun
UK to ban social media for kids under 16, may impose overnight curfews

Critics say bans push kids to riskier alternatives and can be beaten with VPNs.

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15 Jun
Britain to ban social media for under-16s reut.rs/4uxkMIJ

Britain to ban social media for under-16s reut.rs/4uxkMIJ

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