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Abe Maddison

Social media summit to reveal evidence for teen ban bid

A summit on social media will bring together senior officials, policy makers and academics. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

The evidence supporting the South Australian government's move to ban social media accounts for young teenagers will be detailed at a joint summit in Sydney and Adelaide in October.

Responding to mounting concern about the adverse impact of social media on children, SA Premier Peter Malinauskas appointed a former High Court chief justice in May to examine how his government could effectively impose a social media ban on teenagers under 14.

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