The main topic of conversation in playgrounds and schoolyards lately is the social media ban and how to get around it.
The ban starts today, Wednesday 10 December 2025, and prohibits Australian children under the age of 16 from accessing most social media.
They won’t be able to keep or create accounts on apps like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, X (previously Twitter), Facebook and more.
The ban isn’t designed to punish young people or their families, but to help reduce cyberbullying and exposure to disturbing content, online ‘grooming’ or abuse and . . .
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