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Luke Costin

Social media dubbed 'a time suck' amid youth-ban push

Children as young as 10 are regularly using social media, a survey shows. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

Banning mobile phone use in public schools has been dubbed the best decision one Labor government has made as it sets its sights on social media age limits.

Thousands of parents and teenagers highlighted social media's negative impacts, including addiction and other harms, in a major state-run survey.

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