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Australia's youth social media ban shows limited impact, usage shifts to unrestricted platforms

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Australia's recent ban on social media for individuals under 16 has shown limited effectiveness in its initial three months, according to a report by the country's eSafety Commissioner. While the percentage of children with accounts on restricted platforms decreased, a significant majority still accessed these services without accounts. Notably, usage of platforms not covered by the ban, such as Pinterest, increased, and there was no significant change in AI chatbot use among children. AI

IMPACT No statistically significant change in AI chatbot use among children suggests current policies do not yet affect this area.

RANK_REASON Policy implementation and its initial impact analysis by a government regulator. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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Australia's youth social media ban shows limited impact, usage shifts to unrestricted platforms

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Kris Holt) ·

    Australia's social media ban for under-16s has had limited impact so far

    Nearly 22 percent of children are on Pinterest while there was "no statistically significant change" in AI chatbot use.

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