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Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban: Epic Fail So Far – Kids vs. Government!

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Dive into the chaotic first days of Australia’s under-16 social media ban! In this video, we break down how the ban is spectacularly failing, with kids easily bypassing restrictions using VPNs, fake ages, and even dog photos to fool AI checks. Prime Minister Albanese touts it as a win for families, but teens are mocking it online, calling it ineffective and pushing them to underground chats. We explore the government’s media tour, landmark light-ups in green and gold, and criticisms of overreach, including potential links to reduced online anonymity and new AFP task forces. Plus, reactions from politicians, experts, and pearl-clutching parents reporting their own kids. We also cover emerging High Court challenges from Reddit and others, questioning the law’s constitutionality drafted by former Chief Justice Robert French. Is this ban a genuine child protection measure or a step toward greater censorship and control? Stick around for a rant on online trolls and why intent matters more than tech feasibility.If you’re passionate about digital rights, politics, and legal breakdowns, hit like, subscribe, and turn on notifications for more rants and analyses. Share your thoughts: Has the ban affected you or your family? Comment below!

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Albo’s social media ban isn’t even a day old – and it’s already a disastrous failure: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15369243/Australia-social-media-ban-work-around.html?utm_social_handle_id=164305410295882&utm_social_post_id=619619218&ito=social-facebook

Age verification errors see some under-16s retain access to banned social media platforms: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/social-media-ban-day-one-teen-access/106126706

Australian leader defends social media ban as teens flaunt workarounds: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/australia-leader-defends-social-media-ban-teens-brag-about-staying-online-2025-12-11/

Cat and mouse: How under-16s are circumventing the social media ban: https://www.smh.com.au/technology/cat-and-mouse-how-under-16s-are-circumventing-the-social-media-ban-20251211-p5nms3.html

Dog Photos, VPNs, Fake IDs: How Australian Teens Are Beating Social Media Ban: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/dog-photos-vpns-fake-ids-how-australian-teens-are-beating-social-media-ban-9784465

Teens Are Spamming Albo’s TikTok To Prove Social Media Ban Isn’t Working: ‘Still Here’: https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/teens-spam-albos-tiktok-after-under-16-social-media-ban/

Teenage social media refugees find new apps as eSafety urges patience: https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/teenage-social-media-refugees-find-new-apps-as-esafety-urges-patience-20251211-p5nmut

Reddit launches high court challenge to Australia’s under-16s social media ban: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/12/reddit-high-court-challenge-social-media-ban-australia-under-16s

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Australia Social Media Ban Takes Effect

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Millions of kids and teens in Australia, They just lost access to social media. right, because Australia is now implementing a world first ban on social media for people under the age of 16. and so under the law, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, X, YouTube, Reddit, Twitch, Kick and threads. They’re all expected to have taken steps to deactivate underage profiles, as well as prevent those users from signing up for new accounts. right, If someone creates a new platform that could be added to the list in the future, and those that don’t comply, they risk fines of up to almost $50 million. and actually, on that note, X is the only company on the list that, as of recording, hasn’t publicly confirmed they would comply with the ban. and so, you know, we’re gonna have to see what happens with Musk and them. But even for the companies that do comply, there is still a very real question of how effective will this actually be? I mean, we’re already seeing reports that some people under the age of 16, they’ve been able to get past facial recognition scans that are meant to keep them off platform. and You’re even seeing things like one parent telling the Guardian that their 15 year old daughter, she was very distressed because all her 14 to 15 year old friends have been age verified as 18 by Snapchat. and then you had another parent saying he’d actually shown his child how to get around age restrictions using VPNs and other methods. though I will say parents like that seem to be in the minority, at least in Australia, with polls showing that around two thirds of Australian voters supported the ban. but also if you look at the people affected most by the ban, that paints a different picture. right, one survey of kids between the ages of nine and 16, they found that over half thought that the ban was not a good idea. and that is three quarters of them said they intended on continuing to use social media. and seemingly they didn’t just mean finding workarounds or using VPNs. I mean, you had two 15 year olds bringing a legal challenge against the ban to the country’s highest court. and so, of course, we’re gonna have to see what happens with that. But, you know, in the meantime, you with the country’s prime minister writing an opinion piece this weekend. saying, “from the beginning we acknowledge this process won’t be 100% perfect, but the message this law sends will be 100% clear.” And then adding, “the fact that teenagers occasionally find a way to have a drink doesn’t diminish the value of having a clear national standard.”

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Australian teens speak out on social media ban

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Australia’s federal government announced last month that it plans to ban younger teenagers from using social media — a move that would be a world-first if successfully rolled out. READ MORE: https://str.sg/FFso

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