Technology · 1 August 2026
How do Australian teens dodge the social media ban?
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Weak age checks explain why most Australian teens kept using banned platforms three months after the law began, an eSafety Australia study of over 4,000 families found. Just 81% of under-16s still used at least one restricted app, barely down from 86% before the ban, while account ownership fell from 52% to 42%. Half of those keeping accounts said platforms never verified their age.
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