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Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month (www.reuters.com)
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SYDNEY, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under‑16s took effect, the country's internet regulator said, a sign the measure has had a swift and sweeping impact.

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[–] 19 points 9 months ago

Just signed up for a reddit account with a new email address to test this, I said I was born in the 1990s, no verification required, immediate access to everything.

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