From today, under-16s in Australia will be banned from using social media platforms, a world-first. The ban has caused uproar among teenagers and a court case brought by two fifteen year olds is challenging the policy. Will the ban work? And could other countries follow suit? 

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Guests: 

• Bernard Lagan, Australia correspondent, The Times. 
• Poppy, teenager in Australia.
• Jo Gaeney, parent and teacher in Australia.
• John Ruddick, Libertarian MP for New South Wales. 

Host: Manveen Rana.  

Producer: Micaela Arneson. 

Read more: Less than a third of Australian parents will enforce under-16s social media ban

Further listening: The AI that could block kids from social media

Clips: 10 News, AFP, 7 News, Sky News Australia. 

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