December 9, 2025 • 5 mins
Premier Pete Malinauskas Calls In To Explain Today's Social Media Ban
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Cloudy in Adelaide today and a historic day in Australia
as kids under sixteen officially banned from using social media
and the man here in South Australia, responsible.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Peter malanowskis I am just so grateful. This is the
best day of twenty twenty five because today is the
day that social media is banned for under sixteens. Thank you.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
No, I don't need to think.
Speaker 4 (00:22):
Maybe this is a real win for South Australia.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
This is a reform that's been now being applied nationally.
Tens of thousands of young kids are losing their social
media accounts yesterday and today. But it all started in
South Australia. It's a South Australian It started right here.
We announced it that we were doing in South Australia
in May, Bobby. By November it was.
Speaker 4 (00:42):
Going national and today the rest of the wall has
got its eyes on Australia.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Can you remind parents and kids that are like, oh, look,
this is the end of the world. What am I
going to do without social media? Remind why why are
you doing this?
Speaker 3 (00:54):
There is now this huge volume of globally peer reviewed
research that says excessive social media use amongst young people
leads to increased levels of childhood anxiety, childhood depression. In
a tentatives is in class like it is changing the
way that young people's brains mature in a way that's
decidedly unhealthy.
Speaker 4 (01:16):
So something needs to be done about that. The second
thing we know is that these companies.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
Are deliberately making the algorithms addictive. Now, whenever you.
Speaker 4 (01:22):
See a company trying to profit pear out of addiction
of young people, someone's going to.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
Do something about it.
Speaker 4 (01:27):
And insadusay I said, We're going to do it. And
today it comes to the effect right around the nation.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
And as I said, like there, literally the rest of
the world is watching over the course of the next forty.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
Eight hours because if this takes often.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
Goes well, many other countries are set to replicate.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
Now we know the reasons why, But what for you personally?
Would you say, is then one thing that you're hoping
this achieved for kids, for their mental health or for families?
What's the number one thing for you?
Speaker 4 (01:53):
So I've got four young kids. My office is ten,
but like every other parent, I worry about them getting
the best upbringing they can.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
Not being sitting and looking at a screen.
Speaker 4 (02:02):
The whole time, but actually getting out and.
Speaker 3 (02:04):
Enjoying life, playing netball or footy, or playing an instrument
or doing dance classes. I don't really care what it is.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
We want kids to get out.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
And about and enjoy the world around them.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
And you're simply going to achieve that when you're sitting
in a dark and corner somewhere looking at a screen
the entire time. And we know that is happening.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
We live in this magnificently peaceful state with the natural
world around us. Kids are going to learn how to
engage with that in a healthy way. And by having
less screen time and more time out and about, that's
better for their upbringing, which.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
Means they're a better adulthood. And I think that's something
we all want.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Ondred percent and do you know what on behalf of
parents in South Australia that may have had a child
with depression or maybe lost a child because of this,
thank you so much for this decision. I think this
is the greatest thing that we are doing for our
children in South Australia, so thank you.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
Well, you'd only think me.
Speaker 4 (02:53):
This actually started. My wife read a book called The
Anxious Generation and it's all about it's all about this
research connecting social media addiction from these companies with harms
to kids. And she put the book down never forget
it and looked at me and she said, you've got
to do.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
Something about this.
Speaker 4 (03:08):
And from there, yeah, it's a true story. And from
there it started, and we've got the Chief.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
Justice of the Hardcourt of Australia, Robert French, to do
a report for us.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
I then took the report to National Cabinet.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
And the PM picked it up and away we went.
Speaker 4 (03:21):
I just think this is something that this just demonstrates
that South Australia.
Speaker 3 (03:24):
Has the capacity to lead the world.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
We're the first place in the world to give women
the right to vote. We've got a whole range of
first coming out of South Australia.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
And this just adds to the list.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Yeah, it actually feels like you could be saving a generation.
I went out for dinner with some friends and they're
sixteen to eighteen year old kids. None of them knew
how to have a conversation. They all were born they
wanted to leave it. You are turning their brains from
mush into active functioning brains, saving the generation.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
This is the whole idea right now.
Speaker 4 (03:52):
Look, it's not going to fix every problem right like,
and kids will find a way around it.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
No different to a seventeen or sixteen year old stinking
a beer when they should have. But the point is
that we've got a standard that parents can seek to.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
Apply because everyone's on the same page. The power of
this reform.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Rests in us having a standard that parents can then use. Right.
This is not the state regulating the relationship between a
social media platform and a kid. What we're really doing
is empowering parents and say, hey, listen, all your pass mates,
we're in the same boat here and we're going to
try and stick to it.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
And you know what, we grew up fine, we didn't
have social media.
Speaker 4 (04:24):
Yeah, what's what's the worst thing that's going to happen?
But what are we worried about here?
Speaker 3 (04:27):
Like, the worst thing that's going to happen as a
kid might talk to one another. I mean, heaven's a bid.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
Yeah that's so true. Hey, thank you so much for
calling mallanous because we love you so much.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
No, no, no, thanks Theeves guys, I appreciate having us on
all right, Look to all the parents who are experiencing
this today.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
You've got this.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
Yeah, And also we're getting together. We've we've all got
to be on the same page. We can't have half
the parents going, oh no, you can just get on anyway,
because then it just dilutes everything. Let's just all jump
on board and let our kids be kids like we were.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
And you know what, we all probably have to pull
ourselves up sometimes on our use.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Well I'm fully addicted. Yeah, all right, that's it.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
We're out of here. Michelle Murphy
Cloudy in Adelaide today and a historic day in Australia
as kids under sixteen officially banned from using social media
and the man here in South Australia, responsible.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Peter malanowskis I am just so grateful. This is the
best day of twenty twenty five because today is the
day that social media is banned for under sixteens. Thank you.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
No, I don't need to think.
Speaker 4 (00:22):
Maybe this is a real win for South Australia.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
This is a reform that's been now being applied nationally.
Tens of thousands of young kids are losing their social
media accounts yesterday and today. But it all started in
South Australia. It's a South Australian It started right here.
We announced it that we were doing in South Australia
in May, Bobby. By November it was.
Speaker 4 (00:42):
Going national and today the rest of the wall has
got its eyes on Australia.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Can you remind parents and kids that are like, oh, look,
this is the end of the world. What am I
going to do without social media? Remind why why are
you doing this?
Speaker 3 (00:54):
There is now this huge volume of globally peer reviewed
research that says excessive social media use amongst young people
leads to increased levels of childhood anxiety, childhood depression. In
a tentatives is in class like it is changing the
way that young people's brains mature in a way that's
decidedly unhealthy.
Speaker 4 (01:16):
So something needs to be done about that. The second
thing we know is that these companies.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
Are deliberately making the algorithms addictive. Now, whenever you.
Speaker 4 (01:22):
See a company trying to profit pear out of addiction
of young people, someone's going to.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
Do something about it.
Speaker 4 (01:27):
And insadusay I said, We're going to do it. And
today it comes to the effect right around the nation.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
And as I said, like there, literally the rest of
the world is watching over the course of the next forty.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
Eight hours because if this takes often.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
Goes well, many other countries are set to replicate.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
Now we know the reasons why, But what for you personally?
Would you say, is then one thing that you're hoping
this achieved for kids, for their mental health or for families?
What's the number one thing for you?
Speaker 4 (01:53):
So I've got four young kids. My office is ten,
but like every other parent, I worry about them getting
the best upbringing they can.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
Not being sitting and looking at a screen.
Speaker 4 (02:02):
The whole time, but actually getting out and.
Speaker 3 (02:04):
Enjoying life, playing netball or footy, or playing an instrument
or doing dance classes. I don't really care what it is.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
We want kids to get out.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
And about and enjoy the world around them.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
And you're simply going to achieve that when you're sitting
in a dark and corner somewhere looking at a screen
the entire time. And we know that is happening.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
We live in this magnificently peaceful state with the natural
world around us. Kids are going to learn how to
engage with that in a healthy way. And by having
less screen time and more time out and about, that's
better for their upbringing, which.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
Means they're a better adulthood. And I think that's something
we all want.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Ondred percent and do you know what on behalf of
parents in South Australia that may have had a child
with depression or maybe lost a child because of this,
thank you so much for this decision. I think this
is the greatest thing that we are doing for our
children in South Australia, so thank you.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
Well, you'd only think me.
Speaker 4 (02:53):
This actually started. My wife read a book called The
Anxious Generation and it's all about it's all about this
research connecting social media addiction from these companies with harms
to kids. And she put the book down never forget
it and looked at me and she said, you've got
to do.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
Something about this.
Speaker 4 (03:08):
And from there, yeah, it's a true story. And from
there it started, and we've got the Chief.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
Justice of the Hardcourt of Australia, Robert French, to do
a report for us.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
I then took the report to National Cabinet.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
And the PM picked it up and away we went.
Speaker 4 (03:21):
I just think this is something that this just demonstrates
that South Australia.
Speaker 3 (03:24):
Has the capacity to lead the world.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
We're the first place in the world to give women
the right to vote. We've got a whole range of
first coming out of South Australia.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
And this just adds to the list.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Yeah, it actually feels like you could be saving a generation.
I went out for dinner with some friends and they're
sixteen to eighteen year old kids. None of them knew
how to have a conversation. They all were born they
wanted to leave it. You are turning their brains from
mush into active functioning brains, saving the generation.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
This is the whole idea right now.
Speaker 4 (03:52):
Look, it's not going to fix every problem right like,
and kids will find a way around it.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
No different to a seventeen or sixteen year old stinking
a beer when they should have. But the point is
that we've got a standard that parents can seek to.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
Apply because everyone's on the same page. The power of
this reform.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Rests in us having a standard that parents can then use. Right.
This is not the state regulating the relationship between a
social media platform and a kid. What we're really doing
is empowering parents and say, hey, listen, all your pass mates,
we're in the same boat here and we're going to
try and stick to it.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
And you know what, we grew up fine, we didn't
have social media.
Speaker 4 (04:24):
Yeah, what's what's the worst thing that's going to happen?
But what are we worried about here?
Speaker 3 (04:27):
Like, the worst thing that's going to happen as a
kid might talk to one another. I mean, heaven's a bid.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
Yeah that's so true. Hey, thank you so much for
calling mallanous because we love you so much.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
No, no, no, thanks Theeves guys, I appreciate having us on
all right, Look to all the parents who are experiencing
this today.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
You've got this.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
Yeah, And also we're getting together. We've we've all got
to be on the same page. We can't have half
the parents going, oh no, you can just get on anyway,
because then it just dilutes everything. Let's just all jump
on board and let our kids be kids like we were.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
And you know what, we all probably have to pull
ourselves up sometimes on our use.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Well I'm fully addicted. Yeah, all right, that's it.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
We're out of here. Michelle Murphy
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