'Line in the sand': premier urges social media ban ASAP

The federal government is considering introducing legislation to ban children from social media. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Any ban on young people using social media needs to be implemented as soon as possible, the NSW premier says.

Ahead of a two-day summit between the NSW and South Australian governments on addressing social media issues, Chris Minns said age restrictions for the tech platforms were more than needed.