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Will Australia's social media ban for under-16s work? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service

Why are Australian teens being kicked off social media? Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Australia will ban children under the age of 16 from using social media, after its parliament approved the world's strictest laws. Tech companies could be fined up to A$50m ($32.5m; £25.7m) if they don't comply. But as many parents know, keeping teenagers off social media is a challenge. So, can a ban like this really work? And how might it be implemented? In this episode, Lucy Hockings speaks to the BBC's cyber correspondent Joe Tidy and our correspondent in Australia, Katy Watson. 0:00 Introduction & social media as a parent 3:03 What is Australia proposing? 5:28 What do young Australians think it? 6:10 Teens as content creators 7:47 Potential dangers of social media 9:40 Research into impact of social media 12:01 What are the arguments in Australia? 13:33 View from an online safety expert 14:10 How could the ban be enforced? 16:50 What are the other concerns over the ban? 17:36 Could tech companies do more? 18:31 What tech firms think about the ban 19:38 Do Australians think it will succeed? Watch more episodes of The Global Story here 👉🏽    • The Global Story   You can listen to more episodes of The Global Story here. Making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, Monday to Friday, from the BBC 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13x... Thumbnail credit: Getty Images ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Twitter 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Facebook 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #socialmedia #socialmediaban #australia #smartphones