The SA government announces what it says is an 'ambitious' first step to protect children from social media and its harmful impacts on their mental health, but one expert says a blanket ban is rarely the answer.
The SA government has appointed a former High Court chief justice to examine the legal pathways needed to impose a social media ban on children.The investigation, which has no deadline imposed, will also look at how to enforce the ban.
Under the proposal, children aged 14 and 15 would require parental consent to access a social media account. "I think it's really important to remember that managing risks and developing resilience are really important skills for young people to develop and they'll miss out on that if we just ban social media altogether."
"The proliferation of social media is not just the concern about access to content that is not healthy, but even the excessive use of social media itself is attributable to mental illness. The premier said Mr French's investigation, which has no deadline imposed, would also look at how to enforce the ban.
"We hear firsthand the types of harm that our children and young people are being exposed to and it's happening younger and younger.
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