The ban is a blunt instrument that will silence the voices of young people instead of placing the onus on tech companies to protect them

I have a confession to make. I’ve done something that politicians aren’t expected to do. I’ve realised I was wrong and changed my mind.

I have two teenage daughters and three teenage stepsons, and when the federal government announced that they were going to ban social media for under-16-year-olds, I was onboard.

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