For any Australians who are already living with this, how's it going over there? Would you say the policy has been a success or not?
It's not yet reached threshold levels that would actually likely see teen usage drop dramatically:
A separate piece of research found that teens thought at least two-thirds of other teens would need to be off social media for them to give it up, too. [2]
[2] May 2026: Australia is fixing its teen social media ban on the fly. Do the changes go far enough? https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/01/teen-social-media-ban-a...
All in all, still in flux, things are being tweaked, too early to tell.
I am in favour of throwing challenges in front of teenagers though .. but I'm a grandparent - it's what I do.
One of her 14 year old friends was locked out of Snapchat for about 10 minutes, until she had another 15 year old friend pass the age verification on her behalf.