Social Media News: Australia removes 4.7M kids from social media platforms in first month of historic ban

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Details: Written by Bing News Search Results; Category: Social Media; Published: 16 January 2026; Created: 16 January 2026; Last Updated: 16 January 2026

Australia says millions of underage social media accounts were shut down in the first month after a sweeping new ban on users under 16 took effect.
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Posted: 2026-01-16 12:37:00

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