00:00A social media ban for children under 16 has come into effect in Australia, representing a world first.
00:08The move has been welcomed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, but he has already warned it won't be easy to enforce.
00:15The ban has already received mixed reactions across Australia, but it raises a wider question.
00:21Should the UK introduce its own under 16 social media ban?
00:25My daughter's five and I would try my absolute hardest to try and keep her off social media or any sort of mobile phones for as long as I can.
00:34I think it's really good that Australia have done it and I hope to God it comes into this way.
00:40Parents don't have as much power with stuff like that anymore, so the government implicating it would absolutely help quite a lot, I think.
00:44My partner, he works in a school, the impact that social media has on young girls especially, and some of the things that he says he has to deal with on a daily basis, it's not even school related, it's what they're getting on their phones, it's unbelievable really.
01:00I don't think it'll completely stop people, and I don't know if there's any way to completely stop people from using it and lying about their age.
01:06It is a good idea because I think kids get involved in stuff that they shouldn't be, but I don't see how it's going to work because they'll find ways around it.
01:16Yeah, it's a test. I think other countries will see how it works and then maybe introduce it, yeah.
01:22For now, ministers in the UK insist they're keeping a close eye on Australia's under 16 social media ban.
01:29The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy, says a similar move in the UK would certainly be considered, but only if it's shown to work, and if young people themselves believe it's effective and can be trusted.
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