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Under-16 Ban Fails As 80% Aussie Teens Stay Online

More than 80% of Australian teens continued using social media 3 months after the under-16 ban, an eSafety report found. Weak age verification by platforms allowed many children to keep or create accounts. Daily usage saw little change, with regulators raising concerns over compliance and the effectiveness of Australia's world-first social media restrictions.