Australia has just launched one of the world’s boldest experiments in regulating kids’ lives online. Under a new law, children under 16 are no longer allowed to have accounts on ten major social platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, X and Snapchat. The duty to enforce this sits squarely with tech companies, which must use age and identity checks or risk fines of up to A$50 million, the Financial Times reported.

The move responds to years of concern about mental health, body image, eating disorders and online bullying among teenagers. It has also turned Australia into a test case for governments everywhere that are under pressure from parents to “do something” about social media. What the law actually does

The law bans under 16s from signing up for accounts on a list of big

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