ItWasntMe@discuss.online to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoAustralia’s teen social media ban is a flop. But there’s no joy in ‘I told you so’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square172linkfedilinkarrow-up1546arrow-down115cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
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minus-squaresunbeam60@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoJust because we agree with the news doesn’t make it correct. The ban was brought about in December 2025. It’s clearly far too early to draw any conclusions about the impact. If we are going to cherry pick data let’s make sure to cherry-pick data from both sides: https://yougov.com/articles/54334-new-yougov-research-shows-cautious-optimism-as-australians-assess-impact-of-under-16-social-media-ban
Just because we agree with the news doesn’t make it correct.
The ban was brought about in December 2025. It’s clearly far too early to draw any conclusions about the impact.
If we are going to cherry pick data let’s make sure to cherry-pick data from both sides: https://yougov.com/articles/54334-new-yougov-research-shows-cautious-optimism-as-australians-assess-impact-of-under-16-social-media-ban