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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Josh Taylor Technology reporter

As Australia’s teen social media ban looms, here’s how the platforms are lobbying for an exemption

Phone icons showing social media apps such as YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat
A ban on people under 16 using social media apps such as Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube and Instagram in Australia is set to come into effect in December. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

The Australian government will imminently announce which social media platforms will be included in the under-16s ban.

The social services minister, Tanya Plibersek, on Monday said the government would not be “bullied out of taking action by any social media giant”. But the tech companies are doing their best to argue that their services should be exempt from the legislation that comes into effect in December.

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