Are social media bans pointless?

社交媒体禁令是否有意义?

Round Table China

2025-08-05

22 分钟
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Social media gets blamed for teen mental health struggles, but now Australia's crackdown goes further—banning under-16s from major platforms, including the internet's biggest video hub. Is targeting video platforms alongside social media crossing a line? / Motivational Monday (20:02)! On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Yushan
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  • discussion keeps the world turning this is round table You're listening to Roundtable with myself,

  • He Young.

  • I'm joined by Steve Hatherly and Yushan in the studio.

  • Coming up, social media has been blamed for everything from low self-esteem to anxiety in teens.

  • Australia says enough is enough, banning platforms for under-16s.

  • And yes, even a world's leading video platform is on that list now, but is lumped...

  • is lumping video sites in with social media apps going a bit too far and need a boost to crush the week our special segment motivational monday is your ultimate adrenaline shot to kick things off strong our podcast listeners can find us at roundtable china on apple podcast got a question that's keeping you curious from social issues to tech and everything in between let us take a stab at it email us at roundtable podcast at qq.com emails are fine but voice memos are always better

  • because it's great to hear you expressing your thoughts and emotions the way you want it to be,

  • right?

  • So send it to us and we'd love to share it with the world.

  • And now let's switch gears.

  • Australia is set to ban kids under 16 from using social media.

  • And the video platform YouTube just made the list.

  • The video is... well, actually, the move is all about protecting young minds from online harm.

  • But how enforceable is it really?

  • And while the world debates, China... is sticking to a slightly different playbook.

  • No direct ban of social media use for minors, but plenty of restrictions.

  • So Steve, let's go to you first.

  • What is Australia proposing regarding social media for children and why?

  • Yeah, so they're implementing a nationwide ban on social media for kids,