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Effective December 10th, the country has implemented the world's first comprehensive social media ban for users under 16, targeting major platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and X.\n\nThe policy emerges from alarming research revealing that **70% of children aged 10-15 have encountered potentially harmful online content**, with 75% experiencing such material on social media platforms. This isn't just a policy—it's a strategic intervention treating social media companies as **\"extractive industries\"** that require active governmental oversight.\n\nAt the center of this regulatory revolution is **Julie Inman Grant**, Australia's eSafety Commissioner, who has become a lightning rod for both support and controversy. Her efforts have drawn significant pushback, including over 73,694 negative mentions on X and direct confrontation with influential figures like Elon Musk. Despite the intense criticism, Inman Grant represents a new breed of digital policymaker willing to create deliberate \"friction\" in the tech ecosystem.\n\nThe implications extend far beyond Australia. With 77% of Australians supporting the ban and the **European Parliament already considering similar measures**, this represents a potential global inflection point in digital platform governance. Countries like Denmark, Norway, France, and New Zealand are closely monitoring this experiment, suggesting a broader trend of reimagining digital rights and child protection.\n\nCritically, this isn't just about restricting access—it's about challenging the fundamental algorithmic architectures that expose children to misogyny, violence, and harmful content. By requiring robust age-verification methods including facial estimation and ID uploads, Australia is forcing platforms to fundamentally rethink their engagement models.\n\nThe policy signals a profound shift: from passive platform neutrality to active protection, treating digital spaces with the same regulatory scrutiny we apply to physical environments. For digital marketers, e-commerce platforms, and tech companies, this represents more than a regional regulation—it's a potential blueprint for a new, more responsible digital ecosystem.",[88,91,94],{"title":89,"answer":90,"author":5,"avatar":5,"time":5},"What makes Australia's social media ban unique compared to previous digital regulations?","Unlike previous approaches, Australia's ban is comprehensive and proactive, targeting all major social platforms and requiring active age verification. 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Governments worldwide are watching.","https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/10/australia-16-year-old-teens-ban-social-media-policy-law-ig-tiktok-fb-reddit-youtube-snapchat.html","2D AGO",{"id":104,"title":105,"source":106,"logo":16,"time":102},60509,"Watch: Australian teens test out social media as ban takes effect","https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c3e0p8jj84lo",{"id":108,"title":105,"source":109,"logo":5,"time":102},60508,"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c3e0p8jj84lo",{"id":111,"title":112,"source":113,"logo":20,"time":102},60507,"Who is Julie Inman Grant, the woman enforcing Australia’s social media ban?","https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/julie-inman-grant-esafety-commissioner-australia-social-media-ban-13958296.html",{"id":115,"title":116,"source":117,"logo":76,"time":102},60506,"Australia's social media ban: Who wins and who loses out?","https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg9e1nl40wo",{"id":119,"title":120,"source":121,"logo":5,"time":102},60505,"German students urge education over ban for teens on social media","https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/german-students-urge-education-over-055539894.html",{"id":123,"title":124,"source":125,"logo":33,"time":102},58910,"Australian social media ban for kids under 16 takes effect","https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/australian-social-media-ban-for-kids-under-16-takes-effect/",{"id":127,"title":128,"source":129,"logo":13,"time":130},58912,"Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins","https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/09/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-begins-apps-listed","3D AGO",{"id":132,"title":133,"source":134,"logo":48,"time":130},60513,"Australia's social media ban for kids under 16 goes into effect","https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Family/australias-social-media-ban-kids-16-effect/story?id=128243002",{"id":136,"title":137,"source":138,"logo":82,"time":130},58911,"Australia’s social media ban leaves a 15-year-old worried about losing touch with friends","https://apnews.com/article/australia-social-media-ban-children-f92aae52b59a6ded4d931856051f4e06",{"id":140,"title":141,"source":142,"logo":79,"time":102},60512,"Alternative Social Media Apps Surge as Australia Teen Ban Starts","https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-09/alternative-social-media-apps-surge-as-australia-teen-ban-starts",{"id":144,"title":145,"source":146,"logo":60,"time":102},60511,"Australia kicks the kids off social media","https://www.platformer.news/australia-social-media-ban-analysis/",{"id":148,"title":149,"source":150,"logo":77,"time":102},60510,"Hampton Roads cyber investigator weighs in on Australia’s social media ban for children","https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/hampton-roads-cyber-investigator-weighs-in-on-australias-social-media-ban-for-children/",{"id":152,"title":153,"source":154,"logo":56,"time":102},61048,"I wrote the book on anxious kids. It doesn’t matter if this ban isn’t perfect","https://www.theage.com.au/national/kids-can-still-use-social-media-they-just-can-t-sign-their-lives-away-to-tech-giants-20251210-p5nmcy.html",{"id":156,"title":157,"source":158,"logo":69,"time":102},61047,"Australia social media ban: Kids barred from apps as world-first policy kicks in","https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgl6gkd7pz6o",{"id":160,"title":161,"source":162,"logo":43,"time":102},61168,"What to Know About Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16","https://time.com/7339762/australia-youth-social-media-ban-under-16-snapchat-meta-tiktok/",{"id":164,"title":165,"source":166,"logo":5,"time":130},58918,"Australia is first nation to ban social media for kids. Is the US next?","https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/12/09/australia-bans-social-media-teens/87683609007/",{"id":168,"title":169,"source":170,"logo":49,"time":102},61167,"Germany news: Students oppose Australia's social media ban","https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-students-oppose-australias-social-media-ban/live-75086315",{"id":172,"title":173,"source":174,"logo":51,"time":130},58917,"Rahm Emanuel calls for ban on access to social media for those under 16","https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5641032-rahm-emanuel-social-media/",{"id":176,"title":177,"source":178,"logo":53,"time":102},61166,"Social media ban explained: when does it start in Australia, how will it work and what apps are being banned for under-16s?","https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/10/social-media-ban-australia-explained-banned-apps-list-guide",{"id":180,"title":181,"source":182,"logo":46,"time":130},58919,"Australia’s social media ban for young people takes effect","https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/9/australias-social-media-ban-for-young-people-takes-effect",{"id":184,"title":185,"source":186,"logo":84,"time":102},61043,"Social-Media Ban Imposes Brave New World on Australian Teens","https://www.wsj.com/world/social-media-ban-imposes-brave-new-world-on-australian-teens-ae126268?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqfZcqe1MjYy0RL4vtjAKtt7EsDxecayDCZhn9L5c86wNxOg05yGgqJM&gaa_ts=69396576&gaa_sig=DKUZzq1UUA2fzfsNFZNny0QCWzdpy3fzXDPj1HO1qlxVYUZU8DpTvHYq4Ed-NR5lJaBzCM-WxnP8ls4CsBZa9Q%3D%3D",{"id":188,"title":189,"source":190,"logo":65,"time":130},58914,"Australia launches youth social media ban it says will be the world's 'first domino'","https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/australia-launches-youth-social-media-ban-rcna246730",{"id":192,"title":193,"source":194,"logo":27,"time":130},58913,"Australia’s social media ban goes into effect Wednesday","https://www.fastcompany.com/91457569/australia-social-media-ban-tiktok-twitter",{"id":196,"title":197,"source":198,"logo":26,"time":130},58916,"How will bans on social media affect children?","https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-will-bans-on-social-media-affect-children/",{"id":200,"title":201,"source":202,"logo":5,"time":130},58915,"This country banned social media for young teens. Most don’t plan to comply.","https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/12/09/australia-social-media-ban/",{"id":204,"title":205,"source":206,"logo":63,"time":130},59056,"Doxing, death threats and the ire of Elon Musk: who is the Australian woman taking on the social media giants?","https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/09/julie-inman-grant-australian-woman-taking-on-social-media-esafety-commissioner",{"id":208,"title":209,"source":210,"logo":34,"time":130},59055,"If You Quit Social Media, Will You Read More Books?","https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/if-you-quit-social-media-will-you-read-more-books",{"id":212,"title":213,"source":214,"logo":74,"time":102},59054,"Australia is banning young teens from social media. Could it happen in the US?","https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/tech/australia-social-media-teen-ban-us-explainer",{"id":216,"title":217,"source":218,"logo":62,"time":102},59053,"Some Australian teens 'insulted' by social media ban, as others praise a 'good thing' - live updates","https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwy54q80gy9t",{"id":220,"title":221,"source":222,"logo":83,"time":130},58921,"Is Australia’s youth social media ban the 'first domino?'","https://news.northeastern.edu/2025/12/09/australia-bans-social-media/",{"id":224,"title":225,"source":226,"logo":66,"time":102},59779,"The social media ban for kids: Australia’s world-first experiment – podcast","https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/dec/10/the-social-media-ban-for-kids-australias-world-first-experiment-podcast",{"id":228,"title":229,"source":230,"logo":41,"time":130},58920,"The Day with Brent Goff: Social Media Ban in Oz","https://www.dw.com/en/the-day-with-brent-goff-social-media-ban-in-oz/video-19049331",{"id":232,"title":213,"source":233,"logo":71,"time":102},59778,"https://wtop.com/australia/2025/12/australia-is-banning-young-teens-from-social-media-could-it-happen-in-the-us/",{"id":235,"title":236,"source":237,"logo":25,"time":130},58923,"It’s time to do as the Australians do and ban your kids from social media","https://www.channel3000.com/news/national-and-world-news/it-s-time-to-do-as-the-australians-do-and-ban-your-kids-from-social/article_bbe95ef5-ed35-5cc7-a7a9-0108ab1c445e.html",{"id":239,"title":240,"source":241,"logo":64,"time":130},58922,"Australia’s social media ban for children puts Bay Area companies on notice","https://www.kron4.com/news/technology-ai/australias-social-media-ban-for-children-puts-bay-area-companies-on-notice/",{"id":243,"title":244,"source":245,"logo":5,"time":102},59777,"Australia's social media ban takes effect for kids under 16","https://www.cbsnews.com/video/australias-social-media-ban-takes-effect-for-kids-under-16/",{"id":247,"title":248,"source":249,"logo":72,"time":130},58929,"Australia to begin enforcing social media law banning children under 16 from major platforms","https://www.foxnews.com/world/australia-begin-enforcing-social-media-law-banning-children-under-16-major-platforms",{"id":251,"title":252,"source":253,"logo":22,"time":130},58928,"These young Australians grew up with social media - what do they think of the ban?","https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/ckg9qqw94g1o",{"id":255,"title":256,"source":257,"logo":57,"time":130},61176,"Australia PM tells teens to ‘read a book and stop scrolling’ as social media ban comes into effect","https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/australasia/australia-social-media-ban-list-under-16-albanese-b2880692.html",{"id":259,"title":260,"source":261,"logo":40,"time":102},61175,"How teens are slipping past the Australia social media ban using dog photos and fake ages on streaming pl","https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us-streamers/how-teens-are-slipping-past-the-australia-social-media-ban-using-dog-photos-and-fake-ages-on-streaming-platforms/articleshow/125880116.cms",{"id":263,"title":264,"source":265,"logo":44,"time":130},58925,"From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access","https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-europe-countries-move-curb-childrens-social-media-access-2025-12-09/",{"id":267,"title":268,"source":269,"logo":55,"time":102},61174,"Ben Jennings on Australia’s social media ban for under-16s – cartoon","https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/dec/09/ben-jennings-australia-social-media-ban-under-16s-cartoon",{"id":271,"title":236,"source":272,"logo":30,"time":130},58924,"https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/health/social-media-ban-kids-australia-wellness",{"id":274,"title":275,"source":276,"logo":42,"time":102},61173,"Age verification errors, beauty tricks see under-16s still having social media access","https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/social-media-ban-day-one-teen-access/106126706",{"id":278,"title":279,"source":280,"logo":70,"time":130},58927,"Australia’s Social Media Ban for People Under 16 Takes Effect","https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/world/asia/australia-social-media-ban-under-16.html",{"id":282,"title":283,"source":284,"logo":58,"time":102},61172,"Australia has just relieved its anxiety over teens on social media – or has it?","https://www.channel3000.com/news/national-and-world-news/australia-has-just-relieved-its-anxiety-over-teens-on-social-media-or-has-it/article_dfb87f76-1a8f-574e-b46b-3530e76f8f64.html",{"id":286,"title":287,"source":288,"logo":5,"time":130},58926,"Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age Act Isolates Youth and Fractures the Open Internet","https://project-disco.org/21st-century-trade/australias-social-media-minimum-age-act-isolates-youth-and-fractures-the-open-internet/",{"id":290,"title":291,"source":292,"logo":38,"time":102},61171,"Kids and Teen Influencers in Australia Say ‘Bye-Bye’ to Social Media","https://www.wired.com/story/kids-and-teen-influencers-in-australia-say-goodbye-to-social-media/",{"id":294,"title":295,"source":296,"logo":24,"time":102},59782,"Live: Our experts answer your questions on the social media ban","https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/social-ban-experts-blog-media-under-16/106118846",{"id":298,"title":299,"source":300,"logo":5,"time":102},59781,"Australia Social Media Watchdog Sees Common Cause With US as Age Ban Begins","https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-09/australia-social-media-watchdog-sees-common-cause-with-us-as-age-ban-begins",{"id":302,"title":303,"source":304,"logo":31,"time":102},59784,"Live Updates: Under-16 social media ban kicks in; eSafety boss says accounts won't 'magically disappear'; Questions over age verification; How the world is reacting","https://www.9news.com.au/national/social-media-ban-australia-live-updates-latest-news-headlines/ad7659ba-e99a-483e-b0f4-3fd5a82aa28b",{"id":306,"title":307,"source":308,"logo":18,"time":102},59783,"Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban","https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/australia-teen-social-media-ban-update-december-10-2025/article70378830.ece",{"id":310,"title":311,"source":312,"logo":73,"time":102},59780,"Video How social media is impacting teens in Australia and around the world","https://abcnews.go.com/International/video/social-media-impacting-teens-australia-world-128256529",{"id":314,"title":315,"source":316,"logo":15,"time":130},58932,"‘Tech bros have stolen my family’: Sydney household debates social media ban","https://www.smh.com.au/national/tech-bros-have-stolen-my-family-sydney-household-debates-social-media-ban-20251208-p5nlpx.html",{"id":318,"title":319,"source":320,"logo":23,"time":130},58931,"Banning Social Media For Kids Is So F--king Dumb","https://www.webworm.co/socialmediaban/",{"id":322,"title":323,"source":324,"logo":61,"time":130},59789,"World’s first social media ban for kids prompts others to consider restrictions","https://san.com/cc/worlds-first-social-media-ban-for-kids-prompts-others-to-consider-restrictions/",{"id":326,"title":327,"source":328,"logo":29,"time":130},58934,"Australia starts world-first social media ban for minors","https://wng.org/sift/australia-enforces-world-first-social-media-ban-for-minors-1765298457",{"id":330,"title":331,"source":332,"logo":5,"time":130},58933,"Australians woke up to a new world after a government ban on social media for people younger than 16 went into effect overnight. But some are pushing back against what they see as a fundamental shift in their way of life.","https://www.facebook.com/washingtonpost/posts/australians-woke-up-to-a-new-world-after-a-government-ban-on-social-media-for-pe/1228477482477458/",{"id":334,"title":335,"source":336,"logo":39,"time":102},59786,"Australia's social media ban for users under 16 starts now","https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/au-social-ban-begins-9.7007357",{"id":338,"title":339,"source":340,"logo":12,"time":130},59785,"‘People want me to fail’: The woman in charge of enforcing Australia’s social media ban feels the heat","https://www.smh.com.au/technology/people-want-me-to-fail-the-woman-in-charge-of-enforcing-australia-s-social-media-ban-feels-the-heat-20251208-p5nltu.html",{"id":342,"title":343,"source":344,"logo":19,"time":130},58930,"Australia will start banning kids from social media this week—and Malaysia is getting ready to do the same","https://fortune.com/2025/12/09/australia-will-start-banning-kids-from-social-media-this-week-and-malaysia-is-getting-ready-to-do-the-same/",{"id":346,"title":347,"source":348,"logo":68,"time":130},59788,"Australia now bans social media for teens under 16. Will other countries follow?","https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/2025/1209/australia-social-media-ban-teens",{"id":350,"title":351,"source":352,"logo":11,"time":130},59787,"There's one big problem with Australia's social media ban","https://news.sky.com/story/the-troubling-lack-of-data-behind-australias-social-media-ban-on-children-13481456",{"id":354,"title":355,"source":356,"logo":5,"time":130},58939,"RCS - ACCESS Newswire Inc. - Majority of Parents Support Social Media Ban","https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025-12-09:newsml_RSI7345Ka:0-rcs-access-newswire-inc-majority-of-parents-support-social-media-ban/",{"id":358,"title":359,"source":360,"logo":37,"time":130},58936,"Why Gen Z’s new ‘posting zero’ trend could be more effective than Australia’s social media ban","https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/australia-social-media-ban-b2880877.html",{"id":362,"title":363,"source":364,"logo":47,"time":130},58935,"Reddit Adds Global Teen Safety Features Ahead of Australia Ban","https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-09/reddit-adds-global-teen-safety-features-ahead-of-australia-ban",{"id":366,"title":367,"source":368,"logo":17,"time":130},58938,"Australia banned social media for under-16s. Could it work in Denmark?","https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/12/09/australia-banned-social-media-for-under-16s-could-denmark-do-the-same",{"id":370,"title":371,"source":372,"logo":75,"time":130},58937,"Read a book, Australian PM tells under-16s as social media ban starts","https://www.thetimes.com/world/australasia/article/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-anthony-albanese-vxzdx7xwd?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqdb-GYGpzsKoY81sa_tJRuJcrauCsJySXYoTjulgdWkXV86Pd5D45Sx&gaa_ts=6938bcbc&gaa_sig=hhJ2N8n7WAftCSEcVaf8Ju05evvMHksJMC6S0v9uLRGjPs6xiC80UAoixbCX3XufvAt1_HaW-6_GbCkjO1iNew%3D%3D",{"id":374,"title":375,"source":376,"logo":5,"time":130},59793,"If I had a teenager, I’d rather they were addicted to smoking than scrolling","https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025/12/09/if-had-teenager-rather-were-addicted-smoking-than-scroling/",{"id":378,"title":379,"source":380,"logo":5,"time":130},59792,"Anthony Albanese: Pre-Recorded Message to School Kids on Social Media Ban (transcript-audio)","https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/anthonyalbaneserecordedmessagetokidsosicalmediaban.htm",{"id":382,"title":383,"source":384,"logo":54,"time":102},60619,"Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia","https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/nx-s1-5639694/social-media-ban-children-australia",{"id":386,"title":283,"source":387,"logo":45,"time":102},60618,"https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/australia/australia-social-media-anxiety-intl-hnk",{"id":389,"title":390,"source":391,"logo":50,"time":130},59791,"Australia boots kids under 16 off social media: how platforms are responding","https://www.theverge.com/report/840822/australia-social-media-ban-under-16-response",{"id":393,"title":394,"source":395,"logo":52,"time":130},59790,"'The older the better': Child psychiatrist weighs in on new Australia law banning social media access for children under 16","https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/world/video/child-psychiatrist-australia-social-media-ban",{"id":397,"title":398,"source":399,"logo":80,"time":102},59911,"Britain distances itself from Australia’s social media ban for kids","https://www.politico.eu/article/britain-australia-social-media-ban-kids-lawmakers-tech-online-safety/",{"id":401,"title":402,"source":403,"logo":14,"time":102},60504,"What to Know About Australia’s Social Media Ban","https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/world/asia/australia-social-media-ban-how-what.html",{"id":405,"title":406,"source":407,"logo":28,"time":102},60503,"‘Grand social experiment’: Australia’s social media ban turns heads globally, with mixed results","https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/10/how-the-world-media-covered-australias-under-16s-social-media-ban",{"id":409,"title":410,"source":411,"logo":32,"time":102},60502,"Australian teens bid farewell to social media as world-first ban comes into force: ‘See you when I’m 16’","https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-bans-social-media-under-16-b2881474.html",{"id":413,"title":414,"source":415,"logo":5,"time":102},59912,"Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg weighs in on social media bans for kids","https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/world/video/australia-children-social-media-ban-usa-lead-jake-tapper",{"id":417,"title":418,"source":419,"logo":59,"time":102},60501,"Australia social media ban LIVE updates: PM lauds decision as children under 16 barred from social media in world-first; Wells says more than 200,000 TikTok accounts deactivated","https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/australia-social-media-ban-live-updates-children-under-16-barred-from-social-media-apps-as-world-first-legislation-takes-effect-20251209-p5nm5i.html",{"id":421,"title":422,"source":423,"logo":36,"time":102},60500,"Australian Children Now Banned From Social Media. These Countries May Be Next.","https://www.sciencealert.com/australian-children-now-banned-from-social-media-these-countries-may-be-next",{"id":425,"title":426,"source":427,"logo":10,"time":102},60620,"'This is the end': Australian teens mourn loss of social media as ban begins","https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/this-is-end-australian-teens-mourn-loss-social-media-ban-begins-2025-12-10/",{"id":429,"title":430,"source":431,"logo":35,"time":102},61279,"Australian Social-Media Ban Faces a Trump Test","https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-12-10/australian-social-media-ban-faces-a-trump-test",{"id":433,"title":434,"source":435,"logo":21,"time":102},58907,"Editorial | Curbs on children’s social media use and screen time must strike a balance","https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3335783/curbs-childrens-social-media-use-and-screen-time-must-strike-balance",{"id":437,"title":438,"source":439,"logo":67,"time":102},58906,"Video Why did Australia ban social media for kids under 16?","https://abcnews.go.com/International/video/australia-ban-social-media-kids-16-128256651",{"id":441,"title":442,"source":443,"logo":5,"time":130},58909,"Rahm Emanuel says US should follow Australia’s youth social media ban","https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/09/rahm-emanuel-says-u-s-should-follow-australias-youth-social-media-ban-00682185",{"id":445,"title":446,"source":447,"logo":78,"time":102},58908,"Dems 2028 Hopeful Wants to Ban Teens From Social Media","https://www.thedailybeast.com/dems-2028-hopeful-wants-to-ban-teens-from-social-media/",{"id":449,"title":450,"source":451,"logo":85,"time":130},58905,"The countdown to the world’s first social media ban for children","https://www.ft.com/content/e93ab2b2-868f-441f-bbec-0af4fa3edeb5","#cc5b56ff","#cc5b564d",1765549867138]