“Australia is right to ban minors under age 16 from having social media which have been detrimental to youth. This ban should be an incentive for social media and other online platforms and services to be proactive in implementing safer-by design-technologies and default parental management tools before rushing to market with products that are potentially dangerous for children and teens,” said Donna Rice Hughes, President and CEO, Enough Is Enough.

Kathy Hatem is the senior communications advisor for the national nonprofit organization Enough Is Enough. As a parent to three teenagers, she leverages her passion for child safety and advocacy to raise awareness about the dangers of child predators, sex trafficking, cyberbullying and more, educating parents, corporations and the government about the online threats faced by children and adolescents.

She wrote for Fox News: Even the future king discovers smartphones are a royal pain for kids and parents

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