Anika Wells (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Sport) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Petrie for her question and for introducing me to the students at the glorious Humpybong State School on 9 December last year, just 24 hours before the ban hit, to talk about what their life was going to look like in just 24 hours. On 10 December, Australia's online culture changed for the better. On 10 December, parents, teachers, carers, kids and government stood shoulder to shoulder against the social media giants. On 10 December, we sent a clear message to big tech to let Australian kids be kids, and, in the first week of Australia's world-leading social media law, 4.7 million accounts were deactivated, removed or restricted. That is a result to celebrate.

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