Australian government concedes no scientific consensus on social media harms for teenagers – but ‘credible risks’ justify ban

Commonwealth tells high court its proposed laws to let users opt out of algorithms would ultimately have the same effect as the banFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has conceded it implemented the “world-leading” under-16s social media ban before there was scientific consensus on the link between mental health harms and social media use, but argued the “credible risks” of issues such as addic