A year 6 student has laid out her findings into the negative impacts of social media to the prime minister a month out from the ban that will boot kids off platforms.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised Hobart schoolgirl Flossie Brodribb's research, which she took all the way to Parliament House on Thursday.
"Good on you, we're going to put you on a national tour about this," Mr Albanese said.
Flossie compiled a list of hobbies her peers could pick up instead of doomscrolling on a mobile phone.
"Eat roast chickens, learn to play piano, surfing, jump on the trampoline, practice guitar," she told the prime minister.
She also floated skipping, drawing, reading and getting outdoors.
The student also interviewed child psychologists to understand the neuroscience of addictive algorithms, as well as other negative mental health impacts like body dysmorphia and anxiety.
"I learnt about the dopamine loop, which is when you’re on social media and your brain’s constantly getting hits to dopamine," Flossie said.
"They use the same algorithms in social media as gambling does which can make it more addictive."
She encouraged her classmates to sign a pledge to delay their use of social media until they were 16.
From December 10, children aged 16 and under will be kicked off platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Threads and X.
The Albanese government on Wednesday announced the list had expanded to also capture the forum website Reddit and live-streaming platform Kick.
Discord, Twitch and popular gaming platform Roblox won't be affected by the ban, but Communications Minister Anika Wells said the list would be fluid, meaning more could be added.
The onus for complying with the ban rests with tech giants to "detect and deactivate or remove" accounts from underage users.
Companies that fail to comply could be fined up to $49.5 million.
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