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EPISODE · Mar 26, 2026 · 55 MIN

Big Tech's 'big tobacco' moment

from The Radio National Hour · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Two court judgements in the US this week have seen  eta fined hundreds of millions dollars for enabling social media addiction and wilfully ignoring paedophiles roaming on their platforms. The Stanford Social Media Lab is helping Australia evaluate the effectiveness of it's ban for under-16s. It's founding director Jeff Hancock says the momentum is going against social media giants. Myanmar has descended into a daily struggle of life and death as the military junta continues to wage war against the people in a desperate bid to maintain its grip on power. The United Nations special rapporteur Tom Andrews says  the people of Myanmar feel forsaken by the world. Dame Sarah Mullally has been formally installed as Archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first female spiritual leader of the world’s 85 million Anglicans faithful. But has her enthronement truly smashed the stained glass ceiling? 

Two court judgements in the US this week have seen  eta fined hundreds of millions dollars for enabling social media addiction and wilfully ignoring paedophiles roaming on their platforms. The Stanford Social Media Lab is helping Australia evaluate the effectiveness of it's ban for under-16s. It's founding director Jeff Hancock says the momentum is going against social media giants.  Myanmar has descended into a daily struggle of life and death as the military junta continues to wage war against the people in a desperate bid to maintain its grip on power. The United Nations special rapporteur Tom Andrews says  the people of Myanmar feel forsaken by the world.  Dame Sarah Mullally has been formally installed as Archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first female spiritual leader of the world’s 85 million Anglicans faithful. But has her enthronement truly smashed the stained glass ceiling?

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