> So are we banning all advertising to children? Or only banning them from communicating and posting with each other? Kids are not banned from communicating an

> So are we banning all advertising to children? Or only banning them from communicating and posting with each other? Kids are not banned from communicating and posting with each other; the ban exempts a number of direct messing apps, as well as community apps like Discord: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/10/social-media-ban-australia-explained-banned-apps-list-guide https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/10/social-media-b... If I had to over-simplify it, then the ban appears to mostly target doom-scrolling apps. I say mostly, since I'm not sure why Twitch and Kick are included