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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 left frames it as "Explosive study shows 85% of kids still accessing social media in Australia". The right frames it as "Australia’s social media ban for children has had little effect, study finds".
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Left / center-leftExplosive study shows 85% of kids still accessing social media in Australia
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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
Underage users have been dodging the restrictions by using accounts registered to older people, setting up fake accounts, or by logging into private browsers
Explosive study shows 85% of kids still accessing social media in Australia
explosivestudyshowskidsstill
Researchers warned age verification checks are being bypassed and admitted there is so far little evidence of immediate reductions in kids' social media use
