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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Rafqa Touma

Protecting or restricting? The effect of social media bans on the big dreams of young Australians

Leo Puglisi as a young newsreader
Leo Puglisi was in primary school when he started his online news channel 6 News. He says the federal government’s social media ban for under-16s will deprive young Australians of opportunities. Photograph: 6 News

Leo Puglisi was just 11 when he started an online news channel.

What was a passion project in his last year of primary school has grown into a 24/7 streaming service that has reported through bushfires and a pandemic, and featured interviews with two prime ministers.

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