TEENAGERS LOG OFF: Mixed reactions on new ban

Colac’s Ted Hay is 14 and uses Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat to talk to his friends and scroll online platforms. But as the social media ban rolls out from today, he won’t be allowed to access accounts for another two years.

Jesse McCarthy and Ted Hay are among a host of Colac and district children under 16 who will not be allowed on social media platforms from today with the Federal Government introducing its world-first ban to protect children from online harm.

Colac’s Ted Hay is 14 and uses Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat to talk to his friends and scroll online platforms. But as the social media ban rolls out from today, he won’t be allowed to access accounts for another two years.

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