Australian teens sidestep under-16 social media ban after three months
TL;DR
A regulator report shows more than 80% of Australian teens under 16 remain online three months after the ban, with platforms' weak age checks allowing many to retain or create accounts; daily use barely declined and parental awareness waned, prompting the government to defend the policy as a public health measure despite widespread circumvention.
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- Australia's Age Ban, Three Months In: What We're Learning Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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