Making 12-year-old Charlotte O’Brien’s dying wish come true. Why Canberra is determined to ban social media for children.
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*Synopsis | Charlotte's Wish (2024)* If Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has his way, children under 16 will be banned from social media from the end of next year . That’s right, for Australian kids, soon there will be no more access to Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and all those other addictive apps. Taking on the world’s tech giants is a bold move by the government, and there are valid questions about how such a ban might be enforced. As Adam Hegarty reports, if anyone needs a compelling reason for urgent action, they need only know the confronting and tragic story of 12-year-old Charlotte O’Brien. She was a victim of cruel bullying, much of it delivered online, and it was her wish that Australians understand the truth: Social media can kill.
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