Experts have warned it’s a “no-brainer” that children will migrate to gaming apps like Roblox when Australia’s under-16s social media ban is implemented in just three weeks.

Nine platforms will become age restricted from December 10, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Snapchat, X, YouTube, Reddit and Kick.

But Curtin University internet studies professor Tama Leaver warned children will either find their way around the restrictions or flood excluded gaming or messenger apps instead.

“You can still engage with people through a lot of these gaming platforms, including Roblox,” he said.

“It’s a no-brainer that kids are going to migrate to gaming platforms that are still there because there’s some social affordances built in — You can still chat with people.”

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