The ban, which comes into effect tomorrow, will mean that children under the age of 16 in Australia are no longer allowed to have social media accounts

Australia will ban social media for under 16s from Wednesday - in a move that has sparked mixed reactions in the UK.

The ban, which comes into effect tomorrow, will mean that children under the age of 16 in Australia are no longer allowed to have social media accounts.

Some campaigners said such a ban could lead to bad actors targeting children in other online spaces, such as gaming or messaging platforms. But others supported the landmark move from Australia, arguing that it was the right to take action to stop the “damage of Big Tech”.

The Molly Rose Foundation, named after 14-year-old Molly Russell , who took her own life after

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