The Silent Majority

The social media ban’s impact on youth media and activism with 6News founder Leo Puglisi and Dr Luigi DiMartino

46 min · 5 mei 2026
aflevering The social media ban’s impact on youth media and activism with 6News founder Leo Puglisi and Dr Luigi DiMartino artwork

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At the end of last year, the Australian government implemented the social media ban for under 16s. Join us on this episode to hear from Leo Puglisi, the founder of 6News and Luigi DiMartino, an academic researching the use of social media in youth activism, about the impact of the ban on youth media and activism.

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