🗣️ “We will be completely silenced and cut off from our country and the rest of the world,” Australia’s world-first ban on social media for children under the age of 16 has come into force, legally barring them from holding accounts on Meta platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Meta began removing under-16 users last week, ahead of the ban taking effect. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese acknowledged the policy may have “teething problems”, but defended the move that has received

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