Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdown
As a host of countries move to rein in social media use by children, could this be technology’s big tobacco moment? Continue reading...
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The rush to regulate comes even as the overall impact of social media bans remains unclear Illustration: Guardian Design/GettyView image in fullscreenThe rush to regulate comes even as the overall impact of social media bans remains unclear Illustration: Guardian Design/GettyThe Saturday readSocial media bansSocial media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdownAs a host of countries move to rein in social media use by children, could this be technology’s big tobacco moment?Ashifa KassamSat 27 Jun 2026 01.00 EDTShare@font-face{font-family:Guardian Headline Full;src:url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-Light.woff2)…
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