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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Taylor and Daisy Dumas

Under-16s who slipped through cracks of social media ban will be ‘booted off in time’, eSafety commissioner says

Australia's eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, speaks during an official function to mark the start of Australia's social media reform at Kirrilbilli House in Sydney
Australia's eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, speaks during an official function to mark the start of Australia's social media reform at Kirrilbilli House in Sydney. Photograph: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images

Australia’s eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, has said teenagers slipping through the cracks of the world-first social media ban will be “booted off” in time, after under-16s boasted they were still on banned platforms in posts and comments on the prime minister’s accounts.

As the social media ban got under way on Wednesday, some platforms were still allowing accounts registered for 14-year-olds.

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