Australia's social media ban for teens is going, uh, pretty badly

Australia's social media ban hasn't stopped a lot of kids from using social media. Elena Medoks/Getty Images Australia banned kids under 16 from social media apps in December 2025. A new report shows that the ban hasn't been effective — plenty of kids are still on social media. Sneaky teens have found easy ways to evade the bans. Imagine for a moment that you're an Australian 14-year-old (if you are an Australian 14-year-old, well, thank you for reading Business Insider, first of all. You c...