A social media ban for children under 16 will be the first law in the world to levy fines on TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram for allowing youth accounts.

Australia has become the first country to pass a bill banning social media for users under 16 years old, which includes potential fines for companies that fail to comply. Andrew Przybylski, Professor of Human Behavior and Technology at the University of Oxford,