Australia removes 4.7M kids from social media platforms in first month of historic ban

Key Highlights

• Access was revoked for roughly 4.7 million users, according to Australian officials, who on Friday touted the early success of the law, which was enacted in mid-December amid fears surrounding the impact of online environments on young people."Today, we can announce that this is working," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said during a news conference.
• "This is a source of Australian pride.
• This was world-leading legislation, but it is now being followed up around the world." Under the law, 10 social media giants — Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, Snapchat, Kick, Reddit, Threads, Twitch and YouTube — must locate and deactivate accounts of Australian users under the age of 16.
• The companies face fines of up to $33 million if they don’t take "reasonable steps" to remove underage users.
• AUSTRALIAN MOTHER CALLS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AGE RESTRICTIONS AFTER DAUGHTER'S SUICIDE Australia’s prime minister celebrated the success of a new law, which requires social media platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok to identify and deactivate users under the age of 16.