Australia’s social media ban for people under 16 takes effect the measure is one of the most sweeping efforts in the world to safeguard children from the harms of the platforms. Australia’s social media ban for young people takes effect children under 16 can no longer access 10 of the world’s biggest platforms, including facebook, tiktok and instagram. And regulators, parents and teenagers around the globe are watching.
Australia on wednesday became the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access to platforms including tiktok, alphabet's youtube and meta's instagram and facebook. Australia's nationwide ban on social media accounts for children under the age of 16 took effect on wednesday. A girl poses holding her phone after an interview discussing australia's social media ban for users under 16, which is scheduled to take effect on december 10, in sydney, australia, november 22, 2025.
