Blowback and backlash to social media and its effect on young people are reverberating across the globe, not just in the United States.

In recent months, many countries from the United Kingdom to Malaysia have announced plans to enact measures restricting social media access for children and teens.

Australia was the first implement a ban like that late last year, setting an example that

the other nations are now closely monitoring.

Stephanie Syre reports on what that pioneering ban looks like for teens today.

In Brisbane on a recent weekend, the Dolazol family sat down together for lunch.

On the menu menu pizza and salad

but off the table screens Lauren Dolazol like many parents tries to limit the amount of time

her two kids 12-year-old b and 11-year-old josie spend on their devices what are your concerns

about your kids being on screens and on social media?

You have to worry about the impact it's having on their brain chemistry, the impact it has

on their attention spans, and the impact it has on their own sense of cells, I think.

Josie uses an iPad for school and B got her first smartphone when she started high school

this January.

Because she's catching the bus and walking to school and things like that.

She has messaging on there.

She has WhatsApp.

The group chats are popping off all the time.

But unlike teenagers in most other countries, when she turns 13, she won't be able to get on some of the world's most popular social media platforms.

This is the day when Australian families are taking back power from these big tech companies.

In December, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese launched an ambitious experiment,

banning teens under the age of 16 from using 10 social media platforms, including TikTok,

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