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Ashifa Kassam

Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdown

Australia United States Giorgia Meloni Sir Keir Starmer

A hand holds a phone displaying social media app icons on a blue screen — The rush to regulate comes even as the overall impact of social media bans remains unclear Illustration: Guardian Design/Getty

Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro

Sam Jones in Madrid

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

Natasha May in Bangkok

Helena Smith in Athens

Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Dan Milmo in London

Kate Connolly in Berlin

Miranda Bryant

Alastair McCready in Taipei

Rachel Savage in Johannesburg

Ankita Rao

Nick Robins-Early

When Australia launched its ban on social media for children under the age of 16 in December, its global impact remained to be seen. The world watched with keen interest as the country adopted the most far-reaching ban yet, amid a global mix of incredulity, admiration and – among some – a staunch belief that many children would find a way to circumvent it.

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