🇦🇺 Australia’s Landmark Social Media Ban Sparks Global Wave of Regulation
Major Platforms Ordered to Block Over 1 Million Teen Accounts as New Age Law Takes Effect
Australia is set to make global history as it becomes the first country to officially enforce a minimum age requirement for social media usage. Starting Wednesday at midnight (1300 GMT), major platforms including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, and others must block all users under 16—or face fines of up to A$49.5 million (US$33 million).
The law has sharply divided opinion worldwide. While major tech companies and free-speech advocates have condemned the move as excessive and intrusive, parents’ groups and child-safety advocates have welcomed it as a long-overdue measure to protect young users.
A Global First — And a Global Test Case
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