• Social media ban: screen time fix, magic wand or a waste of time?

  • Nov 27 2024
  • Length: 31 mins
  • Podcast

Social media ban: screen time fix, magic wand or a waste of time?

  • Summary

  • This week on The Fin podcast, Technology editor Paul Smith and media and marketing reporter Sam Buckingham-Jones on why the ban is being introduced, what it means for children and parents and whether it could cause a rift with the new US President.

    This podcast is sponsored by UNSW

    Further reading:
    Why this former TikTok executive wants a strict social media ban
    TikTok hired Felicity McVay to convince Disney, Universal and the AFL to use the platform more. Now she’s campaigning to get children off it.
    Canberra takes on big tech – and Gen Alpha – with social media bans
    All Australians could be forced to register official identity documents with social media giants to prove they are over the age of 16.
    Trump may use tariffs to hit back at PM’s tech crackdown
    American and Australian officials are warning the Albanese government that its crackdown on social media platforms could anger the incoming US president into putting tariffs on $33 billion of exports.

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