Social Media News: A Month After Australia Banned Social Media For Teens, Here's What Actually Happened

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Details: Written by Bing News Search Results; Category: Social Media; Published: 11 January 2026; Created: 11 January 2026; Last Updated: 11 January 2026

"My mate said his 13-year-old daughter was the only one in her 20-plus friend group to get banned from Snapchat. It took them one day to find a workaround." ...
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Posted: 2026-01-09 05:55:00

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