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Australia Demands Social Media Giants Report Progress on Account Bans for Children Under 16
Australian authorities on Thursday demanded some of the world’s biggest social media platforms report how many accounts they have deactivated since a ban on accounts for children younger than 16 becam...

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‘What’s the worst thing that’s gonna happen?’ South Australia Premier says social media ban is about protecting children
Australia becomes first country to ban social media for kids under 16
Social media ban for children under 16 begins in Australia
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 as it took effect on Wednesday.

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Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban
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Would an Australia-style social media ban for children work here?
If I had a teenager, I’d rather they were addicted to smoking than scrolling
Staff who have been working in schools for 30 years tell me they have never seen classroom environments this bad.

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Aussie teens have left the chat: World first social media ban for under 16s goes into effect as it wipes out more than 1.5million accounts - here's what it means for YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and more
Kids locked out of social media apps after Australia's world-first ban
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