Australia's social media ban for children takes effect in world first

Re:Australia's social media ban for children takes effect in... by raw_anon_1111 on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @09:19PM (#46226885)

Yes because it is so hard for kids to get alcohol and cigarettes. Kids have been sneaking and smoking cigarettes forever.

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Re:Australia's social media ban for children takes effect in... by hedayet on Thursday December 11, 2025 @01:18AM (#46228252)

Prevention policies work:

"In 2015, 9.3% of high school students reported smoking cigarettes in the last 30 days, down 74% from 36.4% in 1997 when rates peaked after increasing throughout the first half of the 1990s"

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Re:Australia's social media ban for children takes effect in... by raw_anon_1111 on Thursday December 11, 2025 @01:33AM (#46228322)

I am seeing 22%

https://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov/news-statistics/2024/10/1...

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