Social media ban on teenagers |
Social media today resembles a sprawling virtual neighbourhood—restless, noisy and endlessly engaging. As an expanding global network, it hosts millions of users who share, consume and circulate massive volumes of digital content, daily. The ease with which one can connect, create and virally transmit information has turned this virtual convenience into a behavioural compulsion. Children, the most vulnerable human resource, are no exception. In fact, excessive exposure to social media has begun to exact a heavy toll on their physical, emotional and psychological well-being. Against this backdrop, Australia’s recent decision to restrict teenagers’ access to social media platforms marks a moment of global reckoning—a siren call to safeguard childhood.
Digitalization has penetrated almost every sphere of life. Governance, banking, marketing, matrimony and communication have all transitioned to digital platforms. Technology has not merely replaced traditional systems; it has redefined social living itself. This virtual switchover has unlocked unprecedented possibilities, but it has also unleashed challenges and threats that society is only beginning to comprehend. Social media........