7NEWS Spotlight on Channel 7 Major nationwide survey delivers verdict on social media ban – It was a world-leading crackdown designed to protect our kids, a $70 million experiment in which Australia became the first country to ban social media for under 16s.
Five months on, the question is simple: what impact has it had?
Despite the landmark laws making global headlines, serious doubts are emerging about whether tech giants are doing enough to enforce the ban, and whether kids are still slipping through the cracks.
In a 7NEWS Spotlight exclusive, reporter Sarah Greenhalgh reveals the bombshell findings from a nationwide YouGov survey, the largest poll taken since the ban went into place.
The major investigation also exposes explosive internal documents Big Tech never wanted made public, revealing the extent of planning that went into addicting our children.
Has the Federal Government gone far enough? Can the tech companies be held to account? What does the online future hold for the next generation? Find out this Sunday on 7NEWS Spotlight at 8.00pm on Seven and 7plus.
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7NEWS Spotlight on Channel 7 Major nationwide survey delivers verdict on social media ban
