US Edition‘It Is a Much Deeper Problem’: Irish Families in Australia on the Under-16s Social Media Ban
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A week into Australia's ban on social media for all under-16s, young people think their lives have become less social.
‘It is a much deeper problem’: Irish families in Australia on the under-16s social media ban
Australia made history when it introduced the world’s first social media ban last week. Teenagers were kicked off sites last Wednesday as it became accounts for under-16s were outlawed.
Prohibiting social media for children under the age of 16 has ceased to be an academic hypothesis or debate. Australia has become the first country in the world to make a clear and direct move, forcing platforms such as TikTok, Instagram or Snapchat since December 2025 to prevent children of that age from being aware of it. It is not a recommendation or a guide to good practices: it is a legal obligation, with millions of fines for companies tha…
Australia has passed a new law requiring social media companies to block accounts from people under the age of 16, and US senators are considering similar measures.
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