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Teenagers using smartphones as Australia's under-16 social media ban falters. Photo: Tomwsulcer, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Australia's Under-16 Ban Is Misfiring, and the World Should Not Copy the Blueprint

Australia built the world's first under-16 social media ban to run on account removal and platform-side age checks. Seven months on, the machinery is stalling, and the Senate just postponed the repair.

14 Jul 2026 ·7 min read

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