Australia’s social media ban for people under 16 takes effect the measure is one of the most sweeping efforts in the world to safeguard children from the harms of the platforms. The national ban is the first of its kind in the world Australia’s social media ban for children 16 and under officially went into effect at midnight local time on dec Australia on wednesday became the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access to platforms including tiktok, alphabet's youtube and meta's instagram and facebook. Australia's nationwide ban on social media accounts for children under the age of 16 took effect on wednesday. Australia’s social media ban comes into effect today, with children under 16 barred from some of the most popular social media apps in the world
Australia’s social media ban for young people takes effect children under 16 can no longer access 10 of the world’s biggest platforms, including facebook, tiktok and instagram.
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