2024-12-14
21 分钟Hello, I'm Lucy Hawkings from the BBC World Service.
This is the global story today.
Are teens in Australia about to get kicked off social media?
Parents across the world know this predicament.
Social media networks can be a huge part of teenage life, a place to speak to friends and join communities.
But it's also a place where harmful content can repeat impact young people.
So how can we keep our teens safe on these platforms?
In today's episode, Australia wants to ban teens under the age of 16 from using social media networks.
But will it work?
With me today is the BBC cyber correspondent, Jo Tidy and our Australia correspondent joining us from Sydney, Katie Watson.
Hi to you both.
Hi, Jo.
I think because I have teenagers, that social media is a bit like a runaway train in a land I've never been to.
And I just really want the train to pull over and give me a bit of a break.
It is a constant topic of conversation in my house.
Is that because the kids want to be on there all the time?
They're saying, give me my phone late at night, that kind of thing.
The kids want to be on there all the time.
That is where they're talking to their friends.
That's where they're making plans, making arrangements.