Social Media Ban

The social media ban is here. Three Australian teens told us how they're really coping.

Raffaella Ciccarelli

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: 'How to really have a conversation with your kids about the social media ban.'

Holly Wainwright

We break down everything you need to know about Australia's under-16 social media ban.

Raffaella Ciccarelli

'I'm a children's creator on YouTube. No one is talking about what the ban means for us.'

Raffaella Ciccarelli

Details on how Australia's social media ban for under-16s will work are finally becoming clear.

The Conversation

Australia is about to ban under-16s from social media. Here's what kids can do right now to prepare.

The Conversation

'I broke into my 17yo daughter's phone. I was horrified by the secrets she'd been keeping.'

Meet the Australian teen influencers with thousands of followers. In December, they'll lose it all.

'I woke up randomly at 3am with a sense of dread. Hours later I got the call that still haunts me.'

Raffaella Ciccarelli

We asked two teen girls to go through their phones in front of their mums. Here's what shocked them most.

Raffaella Ciccarelli

‘I thought I was protecting my daughter online. This was the day I was proven wrong.'

'I was terrified of Instagram for my teen until I discovered these safety hacks.'

Not sure if your teen should be on YouTube? A surprising number of experts are against its banning.

Catherine Jane Archer, Catherine Page Jeffery, Faith Gordon, Joanne Orlando and Tama Leaver

Australia just passed a world-first law. And Americans want the same.

What the new social media ban actually means for your kids.

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