# Do Social Media Bans Work? + A Conversation About A.I. Consciousness + Tool Time

- Published: 2026-07-10T11:00:04Z
- Updated: 2026-07-11T10:53:56Z
- Section: Technology
- Language: English (en)
- Source: The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/podcasts/hardfork-social-media-bans.html
- Tags: The New York Times · Technology
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“If the net result is that all the teens in Australia are still using social media, even after they’re technically banned from doing it, why are we doing any of this?”

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