**Australia’s social media age restrictions have been in place for a month — are they working?**
[https://www.abc.net.au/religion/after-one-month-is-australias-social-media-ban-working/106219754](https://www.abc.net.au/religion/after-one-month-is-australias-social-media-ban-working/106219754)
Now that we’ve reached the one-month mark since Australia implemented its closely scrutinised social media age restrictions policy on 10 December 2025, what may be most remarkable is what hasn’t happened. There has been no spiralling backlash, no rapid escalation of unintended harms and no policy meltdown. For a reform as contested as this one was, that absence is significant.
**Social media ban for under-16s shows limited impact | Sunrise**
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdmfmbTOybg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdmfmbTOybg)
Australia’s social media ban for under-16s has been in effect for one month, with cyber safety experts reporting minimal impact on actual usage. Most teenagers continue accessing platforms either because their accounts haven’t been flagged, they’ve passed age verification, or parents are helping them maintain access. Experts argue that education and parental empowerment are more effective than banning nine platforms, noting that 87% of Australian parents of primary-age children already help their children bypass the existing 13-year age requirement.
**Albanese praises social media ban for under-16s** (Anthony Albanese – Premier Australii)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHhcxNFBucY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHhcxNFBucY)
**How the teen social media ban is impacting multicultural communities | ABC NEWS**
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZdTkeSFAq0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZdTkeSFAq0)
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**Australia: zakaz mediów społecznościowych dla osób poniżej 16 lat. Jak działa po miesiącu?**
[https://pl.euronews.com/next/2026/01/15/australia-zakaz-mediow-spolecznosciowych-dla-osob-ponizej-16-lat-jak-dziala-po-miesiacu](https://pl.euronews.com/next/2026/01/15/australia-zakaz-mediow-spolecznosciowych-dla-osob-ponizej-16-lat-jak-dziala-po-miesiacu)
**Władze Australii ujawniły, że platformy społecznościowe usunęły niemal 5 mln kont.** Chodzi o konta nastolatków.
**Australia’s social media age restrictions have been in place for a month — are they working?**
[https://www.abc.net.au/religion/after-one-month-is-australias-social-media-ban-working/106219754](https://www.abc.net.au/religion/after-one-month-is-australias-social-media-ban-working/106219754)
Now that we’ve reached the one-month mark since Australia implemented its closely scrutinised social media age restrictions policy on 10 December 2025, what may be most remarkable is what hasn’t happened. There has been no spiralling backlash, no rapid escalation of unintended harms and no policy meltdown. For a reform as contested as this one was, that absence is significant.
**’I feel free’: Australia’s social media ban, one month on**
[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0mpmgn3jv2o](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0mpmgn3jv2o)
**Social media ban for under-16s shows limited impact | Sunrise**
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdmfmbTOybg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdmfmbTOybg)
Australia’s social media ban for under-16s has been in effect for one month, with cyber safety experts reporting minimal impact on actual usage. Most teenagers continue accessing platforms either because their accounts haven’t been flagged, they’ve passed age verification, or parents are helping them maintain access. Experts argue that education and parental empowerment are more effective than banning nine platforms, noting that 87% of Australian parents of primary-age children already help their children bypass the existing 13-year age requirement.
**Albanese praises social media ban for under-16s** (Anthony Albanese – Premier Australii)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHhcxNFBucY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHhcxNFBucY)
**How the teen social media ban is impacting multicultural communities | ABC NEWS**
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZdTkeSFAq0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZdTkeSFAq0)
12.12.2025 **Reddit files legal challenge against social media ban for under-16s**
[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-12/reddit-social-media-ban-under-16-court-challenge/106134994](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-12/reddit-social-media-ban-under-16-court-challenge/106134994)
15.12.2025 **Reddit is arguing it’s a ‘collection of public fora’ and not a social media company. Here’s why.**
[https://www.businessinsider.com/reddit-legal-challenge-australia-social-media-law-children-2025-12?IR](https://www.businessinsider.com/reddit-legal-challenge-australia-social-media-law-children-2025-12?IR)
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