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Nipa Saha, Lecturer, Macquarie University

‘Kidfluencers’ are everywhere on social media. Should Australia consider the Netherlands’ proposed ban?

The Conversation, CC BY-SA

The Dutch government is considering making it illegal to use children under 16 in paid social media content. The government argues such online content featuring children – designed to sell goods to child consumers – is basically involving them in child labour.

With Australia’s under-16s social media ban in place and other countries – most recently the United Kingdom – following suit, would this be the next logical step to protect children?

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