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Is Australia's social media ban *actually* working?
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- Mar 27, 2026
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Summary
Australia banned under-16s from social media at the start of summer, and the world has been watching. Today, we're doing a full audit. What the ban is doing, what it isn't, and whether we even built it on the right foundations. GUESTS: Josh Taylor -- technology reporter for The Guardian . Jocelyn Brewer -- psychologist and founder of Digital Nutrition . With a special appearance from John Livingstone , Head of Digital Policy at UNICEF Australia. You can hear Rae's full interview with him when it's released next Wednesday (25/03/2026). Rae also mentioned If Books Could Kill' s analysis of The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. This episode was produced on the lands of the Burramattagal people.