UK to ban under-16s from social media as scientists scramble to study effects
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Matthew Sparkes
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The UK is set to ban children under 16 from social media by early next year, following Australia's 2025 policy. Scientists are racing to design rigorous studies to measure the ban's effects before it takes effect, though researchers acknowledge there is currently no clear evidence either way about social media's impact on children. Pete Etchells at Bath Spa University is working with both the Australian and UK governments to analyze the ban's effects, highlighting the challenge of studying a policy that is being implemented without prior evidence.
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It's such new territory
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