B
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4,700,000
4,700,000 -- under 16 social media accounts removed or deactivated for Australia under-16 social media users (2025-12)
Over 4.7 million under-16 social media accounts in Australia had been removed or deactivated since the ban took effect.
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4,700,000
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Data Vintage
2025-12
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Australian federal government
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Tier B
https://sydneysocialmediamanagers.com.au/60-days-social-media-ban/ ↗
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Australian federal government
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Federal government figure cited following implementation of Australia's under-16 social media ban
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Australia under-16 social media users: 4,700,000 under 16 social media accounts removed or deactivated. Source: Australian federal government (2025-12). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/australia-under16-accounts-removed-2025
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