B
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4,700,000
4,700,000 -- accounts removed under under16 social media ban for Australian social media platforms (10 in scope) (2025)
4.7 million accounts were removed across the 10 platforms in scope under Australia's under-16 social media ban.
- Report relies heavily on a survey of 900 parents
- Significant numbers of children are still able to access restricted platforms
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Value
4,700,000
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2025
Entity
Geography
Australia
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
eSafety Commission (Australia)
Primary
Tier A
https://www.everythinginmoderation.co/australia-social-media-ban-report/ ↗
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eSafety Commission (Australia)
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Methodology
eSafety Commission report on Australia's under-16 social media ban; report also relies on a survey of 900 parents
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IndustryMedia
RegionAustralia
Channelsocial
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Australian social media platforms (10 in scope): 4,700,000 accounts removed under under16 social media ban. Source: eSafety Commission (Australia) (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/australia-social-media-ban-accounts-removed
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