December 14, 2025
The Iowa Standard: Australia’s social media ban for kids is the stick Big Tech needs to prioritize child safety
Enough Is Enough®® (EIE) said that Australia’s forthcoming social media ban for those under age 16 is the result of Big Tech’s failure to prioritize online child safety, and should be the incentive for Big Tech to change.
“Australia is right to ban minors under age 16 from having social media which have been detrimental to youth. This ban should be an incentive for social media and other online platforms and services to be proactive in implementing safer-by design-technologies and default parental management tools before rushing to market with products that are potentially dangerous for children and teens,” said Donna Rice Hughes, President and CEO, Enough Is Enough®®....