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Emoji, acronyms, grammar: Telltale signs parents helping kids dodge ban

Parents face potential prosecution if they help children dodge Australia’s world-first social media ban, as platforms prepare to purge hundreds of thousands of young users.

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YouTube loophole makes mockery of under-16s social media ban

YouTube has confirmed hundreds of thousands of under-16 users will be locked out of their accounts from next Thursday as Australia’s social media ban takes effect.

02 December 2025 Social Media Ban. Morialta Secondary College press conference Federal Communications Minister Anika Wells. Pic Roy VanDerVegt

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Not that fast: Minister’s caution in countdown to historic U16s ban

Social media giants face Australia’s groundbreaking under-16 ban next week, yet platforms won’t receive immediate $50m fines despite the laws’ historic scope.

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A streaming platform popular with gamers has become the latest platform to be banned for Australians under the age of 16, ahead of December 10.

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New social media app to be banned

A streaming platform popular with gamers has become the latest platform to be banned for Australians under the age of 16, ahead of December 10.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 26, 2025: Minister for Communications, Anika Wells and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hold a mock press conference for BTN with students from around Australia ahead of the the under 16Ã¢â¬â¢s social media ban at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Minister’s reality check for kids hoping to sneak around social media ban

Tech companies can detect fake ages and VPN tricks, the government has warned defiant teenagers, as a High Court bid seeks to overturn Australia’s groundbreaking social media ban.

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Portland, OR, USA - Nov 11, 2024: Some of the most popular social media apps by number of monthly active users, including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, WeChat, Telegram, Messenger, and Snapchat, are seen on an iPhone.

Bombshell move just weeks before Aussie social media ban

A landmark legal battle has erupted over Australia’s world-first social media ban.

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Schoolies Mia Arnott, Sienna O'Shea, Kaitlyn Di Francesco, Kyla French and Lucy Cameron ready to party on the Gold Coast; and an example of the fake IDs being sold online to underage teens. Picture Annette Dew

Busted by bouncers: Why fake IDs are a scam for schoolies

As hordes of schoolies descend on Australia’s party hubs, there’s one thing that’s a dead giveaway when 17-year-olds try to use supposedly “authentic” fake IDs bought online.

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25/11/25. Adele Foster and her baby Aurelia - 11 mths can be in a story about baby apps on-selling baby data. Picture: Keryn Stevens

Harvesting data from babies: Privacy warning on parenting apps

Popular fertility, pregnancy and baby apps are able to access alarming amounts of personal data from parents and their kids, researchers have discovered.

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We put Snapchat’s AI bot to the test: What we found was shocking

Comment: Alex and Daisy are not real teenagers – but they can prove real teens are being fed blatantly incorrect information on their favourite social media apps. Watch the video.

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Oh Snap: Minister issues ‘please explain’ over app’s AI chatbot

Snapchat has been caught misleading teenagers about Australia’s upcoming social media ban through its AI chatbot, sparking concern from the Communications Minister and tech experts.

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Malaysia will follow Australia's lead

Another nation follows Australia’s lead with social media ban

The list of countries that are moving to protect children after Australia’s bold social media ban is growing. See what other countries are planning.

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Male teachers explain how they are baited with sexualised comments from female students.

‘I’d ride that’: Teens’ sexual comments leave male teachers terrified

‘I’d ride that’, ‘You have a gyat?’ and ‘Love you, sir’: Male teachers tell how they endure a constant stream of sexual comments – and moaning – that can destroy careers.

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Snapchat’s texts to teens a ‘cynical’ move: Suicide victim’s mum

Social media platform Snapchat is inundating almost half a million Australian teenagers with texts and emails, in what the mother of a teen suicide victim has described as a ‘cynical’ move.

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Lost skill experts say children can relearn once social media ban starts

Friendship expert Bec Sparrow says the social media ban for under-16s presents a golden opportunity to teach children how to form genuine relationships again.

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