With a new generation devoted to TikTok, X/Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, Australia is poised to become the first country to impose a national social media ban on children under 16. The law, which is set to take effect at the end of the year, will rely on age-verification software to enforce the restrictions and will hold big tech companies accountable for fines up to AU$ 49.5
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