There was "no meaningful shift" away from big tech platforms like TikTok and Instagram in the immediate wake of Australia's world-leading teen social media ban, government documents obtained by AFP show.
Australia in December banned under 16s from a raft of popular social media platforms, launching a world-first crackdown designed to protect children from online bullying and "predatory algorithms".
kAm%96C6 :D DEC@?8 8=@32= :?E6C6DE :? H96E96C pFDEC2=:2VD =2HD 4@F=5 AC@G:56 2 3=F6AC:?E 7@C 9@H E@ C6:?\:? :?4C62D:?8=J A@H6C7F= E649 8:2?ED]k^Am
kAmv@G6C?>6?E 5@4F>6?ED @3E2:?65 3J pu! FD:?8 7C665@> @7 :?7@C>2E:@? =2HD 8:G6 2? 62C=J 8=:>AD6 :?E@ 9@H E96 C6DEC:4E:@?D 2C6 H@C<:?8]k^Am
kAm%96J D9@H65 E92E A=2E7@C>D DF49 2D x?DE28C2> 2?5 %:<%@< H6C6 DE:== Q5@>:?2E:?8 2AA DE@C6 C2?<:?8D 2?5 5@H?=@25DQ @?6 >@?E9 @? 7C@> E96 32?]k^Am
kAms2E2 4@>A:=65 E9C@F89@FE y2?F2CJ D9@H65 Q?@ >62?:?87F= D9:7E 2H2JQ 7C@> E96D6 A=2E7@C>D[ ?@E65 2? :?E6C?2= 3C:67:?8 7C@> pFDEC2=:2VD 6$276EJ r@>>:DD:@?]k^Am
kAm&D6CD 5233=65 H:E9 @E96C 2AAD ?@E 4@G6C65 3J E96 32? 3FE Q=2C86=J C6EFC?65 E@ >2;@C[ 6DE23=:D965 A=2E7@C>DQ[ @77:4:2=D HC@E6 :? E96 3C:67:?8 52E65 u63CF2CJ a]k^Am
kAmp D6A2C2E6 5@4F>6?E 42FE:@?65 :E H2D 92C5 E@ 5C2H 7:C> 4@?4=FD:@?D 7C@> 2AA 5@H?=@25 52E2 D@ D@@? 27E6C E96 32?]k^Am
kAmQ{:>:E2E:@?D @7 E9:D 52E2 2C6 E92E :E 5@6D ?@E C67=64E FD286 @7 2? 2AA @C E96 286 @7 E96 FD6C[ 9@H6G6C :E 8:G6D 62C=J :?5:42E@CD :7 2? 2AA :D C:D:?8 :? A@AF=2C:EJ]Qk^Am
kAm~?6 @7 E96 49:67 4@?46C?D 5C:G:?8 pFDEC2=:2VD D@4:2= >65:2 32? H2D E96 56D:C6 E@ DE2>A @FE 4J36C3F==J:?8]Â k^Am
kAmr@>A=2:?ED @7 4J36C3F==J:?8 @? 32??65 D@4:2= >65:2 A=2E7@C>D :?4C62D65 ae A6C46?E H96? 4@>A2C:?8 y2?F2CJ a_ae H:E9 y2?F2CJ a_ad[ E96 5@4F>6?ED D2:5]k^Am
kAmr@>A=2:?ED 925 =2C86=J DE6>>65 7C@> %:<%@<]Â k^Am
kAmp DA@<6DH@>2? 7@C E96 6$276EJ r@>>:DD:@? \\ pFDEC2=:2VD @?=:?6 H2E495@8 \\ D2:5 E96 5@4F>6?ED @?=J 4@G6C65 2 D9@CE A6C:@5 @7 E:>6 2D E96 =2HD H6C6 3655:?8 5@H?]k^Am
kAmQr@?E:?F65 2?2=JD:D 2D >@C6 52E2 364@>6D 2G2:=23=6 H:== DFAA@CE >@C6 C@3FDE[ 6G:56?46\32D65 4@?4=FD:@?D C682C5:?8 =@?86C\E6C> EC6?5D[ C6A@CE:?8 3692G:@FCD 2?5 :>A24ED @7 W2 >:?:>F> 286 7@C D@4:2= >65:2X[Q E96 4@>>:DD:@? E@=5 pu! :? 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^Am
kAm%:<%@< H2D 2AAC@24965 7@C 4@>>6?E]k^Am
k9am\ Vv=@32= :?E6C6DEV \k^9am
kAmp C27E @7 ?2E:@?D 2C6 ?@H C6A@CE65=J >F==:?8 2 D:>:=2C D@4:2= >65:2 4C24<5@H?]k^Am
kAm%96 5@4F>6?ED D9@H65 E92E xDC26=[ E96 &?:E65 z:?85@>[ }@CH2J 2?5 }6H +62=2?5 >6E H:E9 pFDEC2=:2? @77:4:2=D 27E6C 6IAC6DD:?8 2? Q:?E6C6DEQ :? E96 32?]k^Am
kAmQ6$276EJ 92D 6IA6C:6?465 D:8?:7:42?E 8=@32= :?E6C6DE :? E96 H@C=5VD 7:CDE D@4:2= >65:2 >:?:>F> 286 =68:D=2E:@?[ :?4=F5:?8 :>A=6>6?E2E:@? 2?5 4@>A=:2?46[Q E96 4@>>:DD:@? D2:5]k^Am
kAmQ%96 :?E6C?6E 5@6D?VE DE@A 2E E96 3@C56C 2?5 ?@C D9@F=5 @FC 677@CED E@ >:?:>:D6 92C>[ 6DA64:2==J E@ 49:=5C6?]Qk^Am
kAmpFDEC2=:2 :? |2C49 244FD65 3:8 E649 4@>A2?:6D @7 Q72:=:?8 E@ @36JQ E96:C @3=:82E:@?D F?56C E96 ?6H =2HD]k^Am
kAm%96 6$276EJ r@>>:DD:@? 7@F?5 2 QDF3DE2?E:2= AC@A@CE:@? @7 pFDEC2=:2? 49:=5C6?Q H6C6 DE:== D4C@==:?8 32??65 A=2E7@C>D]k^Am
kAmQpFDEC2=:2VD H@C=5\=625:?8 D@4:2= >65:2 =2HD 2C6 ?@E 72:=:?8] qFE 3:8 E649 :D 72:=:?8 E@ @36J E96 =2HD[Q r@>>F?:42E:@?D |:?:DE6C p?:<2 (6==D E@=5 C6A@CE6CD 2E E96 E:>6]k^Am
kAmQpFDEC2=:2 H:== ?@E =6E E96 D@4:2= >65:2 8:2?ED E2<6 FD 7@C >F8D]Qk^Am
kAm%649 4@>A2?:6D 7246 7:?6D @7 FA E@ Sbb]h >:==:@? WpFDSch]d >:==:@?X F?56C E96 =2HD]k^Am
kAm|@C6 E92? 7:G6 >:==:@? 244@F?ED 36=@?8:?8 E@ F?56C286 pFDEC2=:2? FD6CD 92G6 366? C6>@G65 D:?46 E96 =2HD 42>6 :?E@ 67764E[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 8@G6C?>6?E 7:8FC6D]k^Am
kAmD7E^@9@^23Dk^Am
