Australia Social Media Ban Takes Effect in World 1st

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Australia launches youth social media ban it says will be the world's 'first domino'
More than 1 million social media accounts held by users under 16 are set to be deactivated in Australia on Wednesday in a divisive world-first ban that has inflamed a culture war and is being closely ...

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Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia
Australia's social media ban for kids under 16 goes into effect
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Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban
Australia Bans Teens From Social Media – Will Other Countries Follow?
World watches as one million social media accounts go dark
Tanya Short, a Melbourne-based mother of three and a child therapist, says: “Parents with children 10 or younger are thankful for the ban. “Many of my friends are worried how addicted their children a...

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Australia social media ban set to take effect, sparking a global crackdown
Aussie teens have left the chat: World first social media ban for under 16s goes into effect as it wipes out more than 1.5million accounts - here's what it means for YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and more

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