Aproape toți adolescenții din Australia au continuat să folosească reţelele de socializare după interdicțiile impuse, arată un studiu

A study in Australia revealed that over 80% of adolescents continued using social media three months after a government ban on under-16 access. The eSafety agency found that many children aged 10 to 15 used these platforms as frequently as before the ban, despite a decrease in account ownership. The failure of social media companies to implement effective age verification was cited as a key reason for this continued access. The ban was introduced due to concerns about the impact of social media on young people's mental and physical health, and its implementation is being closely monitored by other countries. The report is part of a two-year study assessing the ban's outcomes.