<p>From today, under-16s in Australia will be banned from using social media platforms, a world-first. The ban has caused uproar among teenagers and a court case brought by two fifteen year olds is challenging the policy. Will the ban work? And could other countries follow suit? </p><br><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href="http://thetimes.com/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><br><p><strong>Guests: </strong></p><ul><li>Bernard Lagan, Australia correspondent, The Times. </li><li>Poppy, teenager in Australia.</li><li>Jo Gaeney, parent and teacher in Australia.</li><li>John Ruddick, Libertarian MP for New South Wales. </li></ul><p><strong>Host:</strong> Manveen Rana. </p><p><strong>Producer:</strong> Micaela Arneson. </p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/world/australasia/article/australia-parents-social-media-ban-under-16s-jbr86xmvr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Less than a third of Australian parents will enforce under-16s social media ban</a></p><p><strong>Further listening: </strong><a href="https://pod.fo/e/28aea1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The AI that could block kids from social media</a></p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> 10 News, AFP, 7 News, Sky News Australia. </p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Adobe Stock.</p><p><strong>Get in touch:</strong> <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe </em><a href="https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
