Australia plans a social media ban for children under 16
apnews.com
The legislation will be introduced in Parliament during its final two weeks in session this year, which begin on Nov. 18.
  • a4ng3l@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 days ago

    The difference in addictiveness of sugar compared to alcohol and tobacco is largely discussed isn’t it? I can’t source it but I read something about that. It’s more that our society is culturally more accepting of sugar than it should…

    • RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      11 days ago

      I don’t know about addictiveness but sugar isn’t as harmful as alcohol, for example. Don’t get me wrong - in my opinion the negative effects of sugar aren’t taken seriously enough but they are far less pronounced and further down the road, while you can easily destroy your whole life in a year of alcoholism.