Early evaluation of Australia's social media age restrictions reflects implementation challenges rather than policy effectiveness

Agreement: I Agree Body: Dear Editor Barnes et al. make a timely assessment of the Social Media Minimum Age Act of Australia through a rigorous quasi-experiment, filling a crucial gap in research evidence in digital health policy. According to their findings, there has been no effect of the legislation on the usage of social media platforms by adolescents in the first three months following its adoption. Nonetheless, according to the study findings, the findings may largely be an indicator of la