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  "id": 10720963,
  "title": "Australian government concedes no scientific consensus on social media harms for teenagers – but ‘credible risks’ justify ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/australian-government-concedes-no-scientific-consensus-on-social-10720963",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T15:00:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/30/social-media-ban-australia-high-court-mental-health-risks-teens"
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  "summary": "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…",
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        "title": "Australian government concedes no scientific consensus on social media harms for teenagers – but ‘credible risks’ justify ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/australian-government-concedes-no-scientific-consensus-on-social",
        "published": "2026-09-29T15:00:56.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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