President Ford once “told” New York City to “Drop Dead.” Aussie youth are presently telling Parliament “You Don’t Matter.” Think the Social Media Minimum Age Act.
Implemented in 2025 to establish a national age limit of 16 for social media including Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat, the New York Times recently reported that “the law seems to have fallen well short of bringing about a sea change in teenagers’ social media usage.” Well, yes. “Even though millions of accounts were deactivated, about seven in 10 parents whose children had already been on the platform said they still had accounts.” This outcome was easily predictable.
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