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Australia teen social media ban has little impact - study
Australia's social media ban for under 16s has had little impact on teenagers' scrolling habits, researchers have said in one of the first evaluations of the world-leading measures.
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What happenedAustralia's social media ban for under 16s has had little impact on teenagers' scrolling habits, researchers have said in one of the first evaluations of the world-leading measures.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Australia teen social media ban has little impact - study". The right frames it as "Australia’s social media ban for children has had little effect, study finds".
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CenterAustralia teen social media ban has little impact - study
RTE News (Ireland) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightAustralia’s social media ban for children has had little effect, study finds
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Australia teen social media ban has little impact - study
Australia's social media ban for under 16s has had little impact on teenagers' scrolling habits, researchers have said in one of the first evaluations of the world-leading measures.
Australia’s social media ban for under 16s having little impact, study shows
Underage users have been dodging the restrictions by using accounts registered to older people, setting up fake accounts, or by logging into private browsers.
Australia’s social media ban for children has had little effect, study finds
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Underage users have been dodging the restrictions by using accounts registered to older people, setting up fake accounts, or by logging into private browsers
