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Australia’s social media ban comes into effect

Millions of children and teenagers in Australia have begun losing access to their social media ac...

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08.00 10 Dec 2025


Australia’s social media ban comes into effect


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08.00 10 Dec 2025


Millions of children and teenagers in Australia have begun losing access to their social media accounts after a world-first ban has come into effect, blocking online access for users under 16. Dr Danielle Einstein, the Sydney-based clinical psychologist who laid out the evidence for the ban in the Einstein Report and in her latest co-authored book Raising Anxiety spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.


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