From The Times and the Sunday Times, this is the story. I'm Manvina.

On some stories, it's best to go directly to the experts.

Hi, my name is Poppy. I'm 14. I'm from Sydney. And this is my perspective on the social media ban.

Ask any young Australian about the country becoming the first in the world to ban under 16s from social media.

And they'll have a view. Poppy, a relative of one of our team, certainly does.

Keeping young people safe online is incredibly important.

However, I believe this decision wasn't fully thought through

and the impact on young people's well-being and everyday lives

hasn't been considered deeply enough.

Some teenagers claim it's Orwellian, silencing their voices on public platforms.

Others talk about how social media brings them connection.

I've moved around a lot growing up, and maintaining those relationships would have been almost impossible without platforms that let me keep in touch.

I genuinely worry that cutting young people off their online support networks could increase mental health struggles.

For some, social media is an escape, a place to feel understood and a way to reach out when they're struggling.

Many are so affronted by the ban that they're already finding ways to ignore it.

In reality, many teens have already found ways around the restrictions.

It's actually quite easy to bypass the system.

So will this new law work?

Is it even enforceable?

And what do we do to protect young people from online bullying and grooming

and algorithms which keep them addicted to their phones.

There absolutely should be stronger protections, better education and more tools to keep

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