Blogger Comment: This is not about misinformation and harm to our children, but the far greater and wider objective that the Globalists want to see happen…a total control of the human population and where with these legal controls put in place by our western politicians (the Globalist’s servants), they will control our access to all our money (as only digital will be around) and our freedom per se will go….

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Australia’s sweeping ban on social media for children under 16 is struggling to keep young users off major platforms, with new data showing usage has rebounded to near pre-ban levels just months after the restrictions took effect.

The policy, introduced under globalist Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, was billed as a groundbreaking effort to prevent children and younger teenagers from accessing major social media platforms.

But data from parental-control software company Qustodio indicates that an initial decline following the ban in December 2025 quickly began reversing as young Australians returned to apps including TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat.

Among children between 13 and 15, 26% were using TikTok as of last month, just one percentage point below the level recorded before the restrictions took effect.

TikTok usage among children between 10 and 12 is now higher than it was before the ban, according to Qustodio.

Initial Drop Quickly Reversed

Qustodio found a noticeable decline in social media use among both 10-to-12-year-olds and 13-to-15-year-olds immediately after the restrictions were introduced.

That effect lasted only several weeks.

“What Qustodio found across Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat use, there was a distinct drop in use among 10-12-year-olds and 13-15-year-olds for a few weeks right when the ban started in December 2025,” Business Insider reported.

“But after a few months, kids steadily got back on, nearing or matching pre-ban levels.”

Data from Australia’s own eSafety Commission similarly indicates that the legislation has produced a relatively modest reduction in overall social media use.

The percentage of children between 10 and 15 using social media applications declined from 86% before the restrictions to approximately 81% afterward.

The figures raise questions about whether age-verification systems can effectively prevent determined young users from accessing platforms they want to use.

“In the end, kids want access because they want to be connected just like the rest of us,” Qustodio’s Yasmin London said.

Albanese Government’s Online Controls Face Scrutiny

The results come as Albanese’s broader approach to regulating Australians online has generated controversy.

His government has also pursued Digital ID policies, while previously pushing legislation aimed at combating online “misinformation.”

Critics have raised concerns that expanding age-verification and digital identity requirements could increase government oversight of Australians’ online activity.

The under-16 social media restrictions have become an important test case because Australia was the first country to implement such a sweeping nationwide approach.

The early results now suggest that keeping teenagers away from popular social networks may prove considerably more difficult than passing legislation requiring platforms to do so.

Bloomberg reported that the findings reinforce existing concerns about both the effectiveness of Australia’s age controls and whether major technology companies can adequately enforce them.

Other Countries Considering Similar Restrictions

Australia’s experience is being closely watched internationally as governments consider their own restrictions on children’s social media use.

Similar measures have either been implemented or proposed in countries including France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

More than two dozen governments have introduced or are considering comparable measures, according to Bloomberg.

That makes Australia an important real-world experiment for policymakers considering similar restrictions.

So far, however, the results show that the initial effect of the ban has faded considerably.

Despite one of the world’s most aggressive attempts to keep children off social media, Australian teenagers have steadily returned.

And on some platforms, younger children are now using them at rates equal to or higher than before the ban.

Follow the link for the source… https://slaynews.com/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-fails-children-return-platforms/

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