Most Australian under-16s' social media accounts unaffected by ban, regulator says
By Saloni Sinha ( August 3, 2026, 07:37 GMT | Insight) -- Most Australian children who had social media accounts before the country's ban on under-16s came into effect were able to retain them or create new ones within three months, a report by the online safety regulator has shown. In a statement on Friday, the Australian eSafety Commissioner said that according to the report, the proportion of under-16s in Australia holding a social media account fell from 52.4 percent to 42.1 percent in the first three months after the country's Social Media Minimum-Age restrictions took effect on Dec. 10, 2025.Most Australian children who had social media accounts before the country's ban on under-16s came into effect were able to retain them or create new ones within three months, a report by the online safety regulator has shown....
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