Social media ban for children younger than 16 starts in Australia
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December 11, 2025

Social media ban for children younger than 16 starts in Australia

By By ROD MCGUIRK Associated Press 

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a worldfirst social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but warned the implementation would be difficult.

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