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How Australia Is Banning Under-16s From Social Media
Australia’s eSafety commission targets 1.14 million under-16 accounts on major platforms, with penalties up to $49.5 million for noncompliance within six months.
- On Wednesday, Australia enforced a ban requiring platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, Twitch, X, YouTube, Kick and Reddit to remove under-16 accounts, as the eSafety commission mandated.
- Age-Estimation trials misidentified Ariel, sparking uncertainty about app access from Wednesday, while Dr Erika Penney warned of a significant adjustment period and parents hoped for more offline time.
- Platform filings show Snapchat has 440,000 underage users, TikTok 200,000, and the government expects 350,000 Instagram and 150,000 Facebook users aged 13 to 15 to be affected.
- Alternative apps Lemon8 and Yope surged to top charts as children and teenagers shared tips and Lemon8 ran TikTok ads promoting itself as unaffected and cross-postable last week.
- The Australian government warned it may ban more apps, with Reddit saying it intends to comply while reportedly enlisting lawyers to contest the ban in the High Court, signaling a regulatory pressure window.
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Sydney Morning Herald+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
‘Prepare for intense emotions’: Teens plot workarounds as social media ban begins
The world’s biggest social media platforms are expected to kick more than half a million Australians off their apps while thousands plot ways to get around the ban.
·Sydney, Australia
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nn.de+6 Reposted by 6 other sources
Suddenly offline: The social media ban for Australian teenagers has heated minds for months. Now it has come into force. What is the purpose of the government? And what do those affected say?
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