Australia Raises Social Media Age to 16: A Conversation with Dany Elachi (#219)

In this episode, co-host Mandee Hamann is joined by Dany Elachi, co-founder of the Heads Up Alliance, to discuss Australia’s historic move to raise the minimum age for social media access to 16. This game-changing draft bill, which recently passed the Senate, positions Australia as a global leader in protecting children from the harmful impacts of early exposure to social media. Together, Mandee and Dany explore the details of the new law, including why the age of 16 was chosen, how it will b...