# Ep 254: Australia: The Land of Bans. (Social Media prohibited for under-16s. Analysis of the arguments "for".)

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Published: 2025-12-25T01:20:02+00:00
Episode link: https://brettroberthall.podbean.com/e/ep-254-australia-the-land-of-bans-social-media-prohibited-for-under-16s-analysis-of-the-arguments-for/
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Duration seconds: 5588

## Resource

This is effectively part 3 in a series of responses to the Prime Minister of Australia about censorship, legislation, policy, philosophy, Bondi and Social Media. The Prime Minister attempted to explain, as best he could, the reasons for banning under-16 year olds from certain social media platforms. I remark on an interview he conducted and make some broader remarks in conclusion to a short series on his response to the Bondi tragedy and other issues. These are largely off-the-cuff rather than prepared remarks - so expect the tone, tenor, tempo and expression to be a little different than usual.

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