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VIDEO: Australia bans social media for kids under the age of 16
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Australia bans social media for kids under the age of 16

TikTok, Facebook and other platforms have a year to impose the age limit ban or could be liable for fines up to $33 million dollars for failing to keep kids under the age of 16 from having accounts.

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