🚀Premier Malinauskas to Discuss Social Media Impact on Kids at Summit

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Premier Peter Malinauskas will be at a big social media summit in October to talk about how these platforms are affecting our kids.

The summit, which the NSW Government is putting on, is a chance for Premier Chris Minns and other officials, policy makers and academics, as well as people from social media and digital tech companies, to work together.

Earlier this month, the Premier made a bold move to ban children under the age of 14 from having access to social media accounts.

SA Primier Peter Malinauskas said There is rising concern across the country about the impact social media is having on our children, and I applaud NSW Premier Chris Minns for calling this important summit.

Former Chief Justice of the High Court Robert French AC has been appointed to undertake a legal examination into the legal, regulatory and technological pathways for the State Government to impose a ban, while also giving due consideration to the constitutional framework.

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This follows the successful roll out of banning mobile phones in South Australian public schools.The summit comes amid rising concern across the country about the impact of social media on children.One study found that adolescents who spend more than three hours per day on social media face double the risk of experiencing poor mental health outcomes, including symptoms of depression and anxiety.The number of adolescents in Australia experiencing a mental illness has increased from 26 per cent to 39 per cent over the past 15 years.

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