Teens Find Quick Workarounds to Australia's Under-16 Social Media Ban
TL;DR
Around 4.7 million under-16 accounts have been removed since the December 2025 ban, but teens report simple workarounds to regain access, raising questions about enforcement, potential shifts to less-regulated platforms, and ongoing privacy concerns as researchers warn the policy may create a false sense of security.
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- Australia’s under-16 social media ban: Is it actually working? Euronews.com
- Online age restrictions are the wrong way to protect children The Hill
- ‘This can’t be left to individual families’: how social media ban could affect under-16s The Guardian
- Protecting children from social media is not moral panic Financial Times
- How Australian schools can navigate the social media ban for under 16s The Educator
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