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        "msgid": "australia-follows-indonesias-rules-results-unexpected-1776174650",
        "date": "2026-04-14 19:50:00",
        "title": "Australia Follows Indonesia's Rules, Results Unexpected",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Australia implemented a ban on social media access for children under 16 in December 2025, mirroring Indonesia's earlier restrictions introduced in March 2025. A survey by the Molly Rose Foundation in March 2026 revealed that 61% of Australian children aged 12-15 still maintain active social media accounts, with 70% easily bypassing the restrictions, questioning the ban's effectiveness. The Australian government is investigating platforms like TikTok and Instagram for non-compliance, with potential fines up to A$49.5 million, highlighting challenges in enforcing such policies.",
        "content": "<p>Many countries are considering banning social media access for\nchildren under 16 years old. Indonesia has already introduced such\nrestrictions in the PP Tunas regulation announced in March 2025, with\nenforcement beginning on 28 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Australia became the first country to explicitly ban\nsocial media access for children under 16 starting in December 2025. The\nquestion is, is this regulation effective?<\/p>\n<p>The Molly Rose Foundation, a charity organisation focused on\npreventing online harms, recently published a survey of 1,050 Australian\nchildren aged 12-15 conducted in March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The study showed that 61% of children aged 12-15 who previously had\naccess to targeted social media platforms still have one or more active\naccounts.<\/p>\n<p>Australia began enforcing the social media ban for minors on 10\nDecember 2025. Although only a few months have passed since the ban took\neffect, the Molly Rose poll concludes that the ban has no clear positive\nor negative impact on children\u2019s well-being.<\/p>\n<p>The study also noted that 70% of children admitted to easily\ncircumventing access to restricted platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese results raise big questions about the effectiveness of\nAustralia\u2019s social media ban and show that it would be a big gamble for\nthe UK to follow suit at this time,\u201d said Andy Burrows, CEO of the Molly\nRose Foundation, in a statement quoted from Engadget on Tuesday\n(14\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The Australian government also released its own findings in March\n2026, examining how social media platforms comply with the ban.\nAccording to the government report, Snap, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram,\nand YouTube are currently under investigation for potential\nnon-compliance.<\/p>\n<p>The report adds that the eSafety Australia body is completing these\ninvestigations and will make decisions on enforcement in mid-2026.\nAccording to the eSafety report, the body\u2019s enforcement powers include\nissuing infringement notices, seeking court orders, and civil penalties\nup to A$49.5 million or equivalent to Rp601 billion.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/australia-follows-indonesias-rules-results-unexpected-1776174650",
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