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bill banning under 16s from social media put on hold as stanford looks at wider law change

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No concrete commercial mechanism identified. The article discusses a legislative process in New Zealand regarding social media age restrictions, but no specific company, product, or supply chain impact is mentioned. The bill is on hold pending a wider law review, and no immediate revenue, cost, or margin effects are evident. Australia's ban is noted but without details on enforcement or market reaction. The event is regulatory in nature but too early-stage and lacking specific commercial triggers (investment, price move, M&A, etc.) to assign sectors.

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  • New Zealand government put on hold a bill to ban under-16s from social media.
  • Education Minister Erica Stanford said the government is reviewing broader online harms legislation.
  • Australia's similar ban took effect this month, with fines for non-compliance.
  • The bill was proposed by National's Catherine Wedd and drawn from the biscuit-tin ballot in October.
  • Labour supported the bill; Greens and ACT opposed it.

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