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Streaming platform Twitch added to Australia's teen social media ban

It joins other platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat in the ban that starts next month.

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Australia adds Amazon's Twitch to teen social media ban, spares Pinterest

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Under-16s lose access to Instagram and Facebook in Australia ahead of landmark social media ban

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Meta to remove under-16 Australians from Facebook, Instagram on December 4

Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on December 4, tech giant Meta said Thursday, as Canberra prepares to enforce sweeping laws banning teens from social media.

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Instagram owner Meta tells Australian teens accounts will close

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Meta kicking teens off Instagram, Facebook a week early as social media ban looms

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Meta gives Australian kids 2-week warning to delete accounts as world-first social media age restrictions loom

As Australia's world-first ban on under-16s using social media looms, Meta becomes the first big tech firm to warn young users to save their info and sign off.

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Australia set to bar kids under 16 from social media in new online safety rules

A government-commissioned study found 96% of children aged 10 to 15 use social media. Seven in ten reported being exposed to harmful material such as misogynistic posts, violent fight videos, or conte