Australian social media ban started with 'The Anxious Generation'

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Australian social media ban started with 'The Anxious Generation'
Since Meta whistleblower Frances Haugen aired internal emails in 2021 showing the tech giant knew of social media's mental health impacts on teenagers, world leaders have agonised over how to curb the technology's addictive pull on young minds. Even a 2023 recommendation by the US surgeon ...

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