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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Technology

From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access

Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook.

Below is a summary of what countries and companies are doing to regulate ​access to social media amid mounting concerns over the impact of social media on children's ​health and safety.

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