Australia's Social Media Ban for Teens May Not Be the Best Solution, But It's Certainly Getting People Talking
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Fifteen-year-olds were far from happy when Australia banned them from social media. No more Instagram, no more Snapchat, no more TikTok.
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Fifteen-year-olds were far from happy when Australia banned them from social media. No more Instagram, no more Snapchat, no more TikTok. Starting December 10, 2025, tech companies that failed to prevent under-16s from having accounts risked fines of up to 54.6 million Australian dollars (about $77 million). In the weeks before the ban, teens shared tips on how to get around it; making a double chin to fool age-verification tools was one of them.
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- Fifteen-year-olds were far from happy when Australia banned them from social media. No more Instagram, no more Snapchat, no more TikTok.
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Australia's Social Media Ban for Teens May Not Be the Best Solution, But It's Certainly Getting People Talking
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