The first question they asked him was what he was going to do about a social media ban. Research is demonstrating that children who have access to social media are presenting behaviours consistent with addiction to the internet. On Wednesday Australia will become the first country in the world to impose a social media ban for children under 16. This week, social media company Meta started shutting down hundreds of thousands of Instagram and Facebook accounts suspected to be operated by under-16s in Australia. There are already differing opinions emerging between member states on what a social media age limit should be.

Source: The Irish Times December 06, 2025 15:01 UTC