<p>Australia banned under-16s from social media at the start of summer, and the world has been watching.</p><p>Today, we're doing a full audit. What the ban is doing, what it isn't, and whether we even built it on the right foundations.</p><p>GUESTS:</p><ul><li>Josh Taylor -- technology reporter for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/josh-taylor">The Guardian</a>.</li><li>Jocelyn Brewer -- psychologist and founder of <a href="https://jocelynbrewer.com/">Digital Nutrition</a>.</li></ul><p>With a special appearance from <a href="https://www.unicef.org.au/media-release/unicef-australia-urges-families-to-prepare-for-social-media-ban-and-support-young-people-through-the-change?srsltid=AfmBOoo1cjnykeyHEihsLl_TaVomE1nHCYeXvnJP6cGuavz03we6HCni">John Livingstone</a>, Head of Digital Policy at UNICEF Australia. You can hear Rae's <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/john-livingstone-unicef-social-media-ban-check-in/106473408">full interview</a> with him when it's released next Wednesday (25/03/2026).</p><p>Rae also mentioned <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3cxPqxsF6WjYBS6Cta7IqY">If Books Could Kill'</a>s analysis of <a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-anxious-generation-9781802063271">The Anxious Generation</a> by Jonathan Haidt.</p><p>This episode was produced on the lands of the Burramattagal people.</p>