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Australia Begins Enforcing World-First Teen Social Media Ban

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11:40 JST, December 10, 2025

SYDNEY, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Australia on Wednesday became the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access to platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s GOOGL.O YouTube and Meta’s META.O Instagram and Facebook.

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