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4,700,000
4,700,000 -- deactivated accounts for Australian social media platforms (2025-12)
Over 4.7 million social media accounts were deactivated in Australia within a few weeks of implementing a ban on social media access for under-16s.
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4,700,000
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Data Vintage
2025-12
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B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Australian national digital safety regulators
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Tier B
https://www.20something.be/too-young-to-scroll-social-media-mental-health-ban/ ↗
Source Article
Too young to scroll? Why youth mental health demands urgent social media regulation
Countries like France and Australia are banning social media for under-16s to address the growing mental health crisis among youth. Research shows that early exposure to algorithm-driven platforms increases risks of anxiety, sleep disorders, and digital addiction in adolescents.
Too young to scroll?…
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Australian national digital safety regulators
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Reported by national digital safety regulators following Australia's under-16 social media ban
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Australian social media platforms: 4,700,000 deactivated accounts. Source: Australian national digital safety regulators (2025-12). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/australia-social-media-ban-deactivations-2026
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