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Varsha Yajman

January 22, 2025

Meta’s new policies and Australia’s social media ban: Why marginalised voices could lose the most

"As a woman of colour who has struggled with mental health, I’ve experienced the duality of social media firsthand... I can’t help but think that Meta’s decision to deregulate, and the Albanese government’s decision to ban social media, are not all that different when they both limit the ability of marginalised voices to use social media safely," writes Varsha Yajman.

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