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Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s social media ban is bold reform, but it will take years to judge its real success

The ban targets ten major platforms to address youth mental health concerns with 57% public support, but enforcement challenges and legal opposition remain.

Summary by The Conversation
Among those cheering Wednesday’s start of the Albanese government’s groundbreaking ban on social media accounts for under-16s was former Liberal MP David Coleman, who lost his seat in May. Coleman, who’d been assistant minister to Prime Minister Scott Morrison for mental health and suicide prevention, was communications spokesman under Peter Dutton. Pushed by Coleman’s advocacy, the Dutton opposition adopted the idea of a ban, which also was bei…

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The Conversation broke the news in on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
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