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Australia’s Social Media Ban and the Illusion of Online Safety
39 minutes Posted Dec 30, 2025 at 11:45 am.
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From Australia’s social media ban to U.S. and UK age-verification laws, governments are increasingly treating online access as something to be licensed. Cato's Jennifer Huddleston and David Inserra explore how these policies collide with free expression, parental autonomy, and privacy, and why empowering families works better than sweeping government bans.





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