Australian politicians think 15-year-olds are old enough to go to jail but not go on Facebook. They’re kidding themselves

Australia is considering a social media ban for under-16s Photograph: Zak Waters/Alamy

Imagine: you’re 15 years old. You’re old enough to get a job. You’re old enough to go to jail. But you’re not old enough to go on Facebook.

That seems to be the vision championed by almost every state premier and now the prime minister, who are calling to bar children under 16 from social media.