SYDNEY: Australian teenagers have taken to social media for the last time to farewell their followers and mourn the loss of the platforms that shaped much of their lives before a world-first ban took effect on Wednesday. In the hours leading up to the ban’s midnight start (1300 GMT on Tuesday), a flurry of goodbye messages came from teenagers — as well as adults — on platforms including TikTok, Instagram and Reddit. “I’ll miss you guys,” posted Melbourne creator Josh Partington, who makes comedy sketches about Australian life for more than 75,000 TikTok followers.

Other countries are considering less drastic ways to control teenagers' social media use. On Nov. 30, Singapore said it would ban the use of smartphones on secondary school…

Critics say new law is 'normalising surveillance' for young people and risks cutting them off from support networks.

As the under-16s social media ban looms, Guardian Australia speaks to five 13 to 15-year-olds about what they will miss, and what government should be doing instead

Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under ban

As the ban came into effect on Wednesday, a raft of the world's most popular apps and websites face US$33 million in fines if they fail to purge Australia-based users younger than…

Children under 16 can no longer access 10 of the world's biggest platforms, including Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.

Australian youth will lose access to their social media accounts amid a national law that takes effect on Wednesday and is the world's first such ban.

Twitch, Reddit and YouTube were still allowing such accounts to be registered as of Wednesday morning, Guardian Australia found

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

SYDNEY: Australian teenagers have taken to social media for the last time to farewell their followers and mourn the loss of the platforms that shaped much of their lives before a…

Ban requires 10 largest social networks to lock out children under 16 or face hefty fines

Australia has enacted the world's first ban on social media usage for users under the age of 16, in a move expected to be monitored by global lawmakers.