This social-media ban for teens infantilises us all
Australia’s crackdown on children’s internet use paves the way for restricting adults’ speech.
There are good reasons to be concerned about children’s social-media use. Time spent online leaves less time for hanging out in the real world. Algorithms can magnify a child’s darkest thoughts: those who worry they are too fat or the wrong gender find they are bombarded with images of people with anorexia or undergo…