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Curbing social media usage among children: The view in countries around Asia

Teenagers hands hold social media signs in their hands for platforms Youtube, Snapchat, Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook.

The Straits Times takes a look at the experience of five countries in Asia with social media.

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Ang Qing

Walter Sim

Debarshi Dasgupta

Linda Yulisman

and

Mara Cepeda

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Australia is set to implement a ban on social media usage by under-16s, seeking to curb instances of cyber bullying, harmful content and pressure over body image, as well as deter online predators.

The

proposed ban

– which would be a world first in aiming to prevent the use of social media by children – is likely to be studied by other countries that are also combating a rise in screen addiction among the youth.

Curbing social media usage among children: The view in countries around Asia

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