Sydney, Dec 9, 2025 (AFP) - Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown

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Australia banned young teenagers from social media on Wednesday, launching a world-first crackdown designed to unglue children from addictive scrolling on the likes of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. A raft of the world's most popular apps and websites face US$33 million fines if they fail to purge Australia-based users younger than 16. Australia becomes one of the first nations to so forcefully push back against tech titans wielding immense poli......

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