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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Ready or not, social media ban demands a family plan

Parents have been urged to hold conversations and prepare their children for the social media ban. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's world-first social media ban for children is days away but many tech firms involved are yet to reveal how they will implement it, with at least one planning to after the deadline has passed.

Uncertainties remain about how and when underage users' accounts will be identified and deactivated, but experts say families should still talk now to prepare their children.

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