Why Australia Is Banning Social Media for Under-16s

Order a copy of our magazine Too Long: https://toolong.news/collections/tl006 Today, Australia became the world's first country to ban under-16s using social media, with it facing opposition from teenagers and tech firms. So in this video, we'll explain how the ban works, whether it'll work and how it might shape the future. 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA T Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! ////////////////////// Sources: Australia’s Social Media Ban https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c... https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/12... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c... https://news.sky.com/story/australias... Australia vs Big Tech https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c... Australia vs Teenagers https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c... https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-0... ABC News Survey of Under-16s (December 2025) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-0... YouGov Polling on Social Media Ban (November 2024) https://au.yougov.com/politics/articl... Jonathan Haidt’s ‘The Anxious Generation’ (2024) https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/  https://www.theguardian.com/australia...