Australia’s social media ban is floundering. Can it still help younger kids?
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Some Australian parents say the real effect of the law may be for the coming cohort of younger children who are not yet on social media.
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Victoria Kim
SYDNEY – Late in 2025, Australia became the first country in the world to institute a nationwide ban on children younger than 16 having social media accounts.
Six months in, most indications are that the law has largely failed at keeping young teens off the platforms, in a disappointing start to an initiative carefully watched by parents and governments around the world.
