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Australia bans under-16s from social media

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Australia's social media ban for kids under 16 goes into effect

Australia’s social media ban for children 16 and under officially went into effect at midnight local time on Dec. 10.

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Australian social media ban: when does it start, how will it work and what apps are being banned for under-16s?

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Australia is banning young teens from social media. Could it happen in the US?

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World watches as one million social media accounts go dark

Across Australia, a million social media accounts are going dark.

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Australia's social media ban for users under 16 starts now

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Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown

Popular new app Lemon8 now banned for under 16s after teens flocked to the alternative platform

Lemon8, a hugely popular new social media app which Australian teens were turning to as an alternative to Instagram, is now banned for under 16s.

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Certain social media apps linked to teen body image issues

Social media usage among teens is more prevalent than ever before. In recent years, researchers have begun investigating how much social media affects teen weight concerns and body image issues. A new study from the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development and Stanford University uses an innovative method to track teens' social media usage and body image over time.