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By Byron Kaye and James Redmayne

Dec 5 2025 6:19AM

As blocking of teens begins early.

Australia says the world will follow its social media ban

Australia's internet regulator said a teen social media ban would be the first domino to fall in a global push to rein in Big Tech, as Meta's Instagram, Facebook and Threads began locking out hundreds of thousands of accounts ahead of a deadline next week. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant ...

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