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Pascale Davies

Australia under-16 social media ban: How is it going one month since law took effect?

It has been one month since Australia enforced the world's strictest social media rules for children by banning such platforms for those under the age of 16, and during that time, social media companies have removed almost five million accounts held by minors.

The country's internet regulator said on Thursday that social media companies have removed around 4.7 million accounts held by under-16s to comply with the law, which came into effect on December 10.

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