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Details: Written by Bing News Search Results; Category: Social Media; Published: 14 May 2026; Created: 14 May 2026; Last Updated: 14 May 2026

GDANSK, May 13 (Reuters) - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and ...
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