Study: 50 test accounts created in Australia across nine platforms were never asked to verify their age, despite the Australian law mandating a ban on under-16s Reuters 2026-07-08 Byron Kaye Related Coverage Australia's kid social media ban is ineffective, study suggests Mashable · Anna Iovine Australia's Social Media Ban for Teens Has Early Problem Newser · John Johnson Why Canada's Upcoming Safe Social Media Act May be Dead on Arrival iPhone in Canada · Usman Qureshi ‘Not once have we been asked to verify our age’: Study suggests companies falling under Australia's under-16 social media ban are failing to verify accounts PC Gamer · James Bentley Social media ban for young users is proving to be an age verification nightmare Digital Trends · Vikhyaat Vivek Discussion r/australia r on reddit Australia's teen social media ban fails to clear first hurdle in age checks, says study r/technology r on reddit Australia's teen social media ban fails to clear first hurdle in age checks, says study