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The new law requires tech platforms to ensure that Australians aged under 16 don't hold accounts.

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Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s has come into effect. Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and YouTube are among ...

The measure is one of the most sweeping efforts in the world to safeguard children from the harms of the platforms.