This is going to be an interesting experiment. The Australian government is stepping into the area where parents are supposed to set the rules. I know the teenagers will easily figure out ways to get around the ban.

On the other hand, I love seeing something that will reduce the number of people on social media. IMO social media is a net negative for society.

https://apnews.com/article/...6ded4d931856051f4e06

https://www.abc.net.au/news...-australia/105973258

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I truly don't know anyone under 16 who is on social media.

Social media and AI both bring to mind the story of the Tower of Babel....

quote Originally posted by olejoedad: Social media and AI both bring to mind the story of the Tower of Babel....

Hmmm...

My daughter uses social media, obviously... but it's the Instagram I am mostly concerned about. She doesn't use TikTok, but I have to talk to her regularly about things... as intelligent as she is, I have to remind myself that she's still a teenage girl, and the mind isn't fully formed. She's still extremely impressionable, and the stuff that perpetuates on social media can be detrimental. There was a huge push for Trans everything over the past several years, and I've had to continuously talk to her about this stuff. I always tell her, treat everyone how you'd want to be treated, but understand that mental illness is excessively pervasive in today's society, and a lot of people are driven by influence.

I do know that Florida banned the use of cell phones in school, except in certain situations, and from 2023 to 2024, test scores improved 10%.