An eSafety study of 4,000+ families found teen social-media use slipped only from 86% to 81% three months after Australia’s under-16 ban began, as platforms failed to check ages.

More than eight in 10 Australian teenagers were still using social media three months after the government's landmark ban on the platforms for under-16s took effect because the…

In a study published on Friday, eSafety also found most children aged between 10 and 15 were using social media just as frequently in March as they had before the ban came into…