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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fact-sheet-new-rules-to-protect-children-online/fact-sheet-new-rules-to-protect-children-online#what-is-changingand-whats-banned
BBC News - How does Australia's under-16 social media ban work? - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyp9d3ddqyo?app-referrer=deep-link
Hmm. So affects the big platforms for now, but no guarantees it won't extend in future to the fediverse if children were to move there. More likely people will work around the age-gating if they can. I wonder how this is looking in Australia?
like this: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/20/australias-teen-social-media-ban-is-just-training-a-generation-in-the-art-of-the-workaround/
But of course, that's not the talking point I would want to focus on. It's a bad idea even if there were no workarounds and even if there were no privacy problems. I find it difficult to think of a more harmless, more fulfilling, less dangerous hobby for young people to have than to be on social media.