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Australian government concedes no scientific consensus on social media harms for teenagers – but ‘credible risks’ justify ban

Commonwealth tells high court its proposed laws to let users opt out of algorithms would ultimately have the same effect as the ban Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has conceded it implemented the “world-leading” under-16s social media ban before there was scientific consensus on the link between mental health harms and social media use, but…

Australian government concedes no scientific consensus on social media harms for teenagers – but ‘credible risks’ justify ban

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