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State control: Countless governments across the world have enacted a range of bans on social media for children. Australia was the first country to ban social media for adolescents under the age of 16 years. Photo: pickpik
MENTAL HEALTH

Blaming the phone won’t save our kids

As calls mount globally to ban social media for children, comprehensive research reveals that screen time accounts for only a tiny fraction of adolescent distress, urging parents…

  • Mark Tomlinson
8 min read