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Hello, I'm Luke Jones.

Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.

In BBC OS Conversations, we bring people together to share their experiences.

This time, we have a question almost every parent of teenage kids grapples with,

should you ban your children from social media?

In Australia, a new law comes in this week, aiming to prevent anyone under 16 from using platforms including TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat. The ban is designed to protect teenagers

from harmful content and other risks such as cyberbullying and grooming. And surveys suggest

it is popular with many parents, but the legislation has been challenged by social media companies

and some young campaigners have argued it

disregards children's rights. Later, we will bring together three young Australians who, between

them have tens of thousands of social media followers. What impact will the ban have on them

and their friends? First, though, we brought together two families who live in the east of Australia

in New South Wales. Sherry Ann supports the social media ban. She was joined for a conversation

by her 13-year-old son, Addison, and Courtney, with her son Kayan, who's also 13, are both

content creators on TikTok.

My kids actually suggested me being a creator.

Obviously, they saw something that I didn't.

And yeah, so I started and then they started.

It's just sort of like a family interest.

And now it is sort of like a job because there is money to make.

Is it good money? Well, yeah, I don't have to wake up in the morning early anymore and I've made more money than I probably ever would go into work. Yeah, it's worked for us. Let's look it that way. Okay, but you started being a creator, but then, Kaya and when did you start as well? And what age were you when you started? I started about maybe a year and a half ago. How old were you been then?

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