Australia has introduced a new law banning children under 16 from owning or using accounts on major social media platforms, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle couldn’t be happier about it. The longtime advocates for social media safety issued a statement on this new law — and shared what they believe needs to happen next to protect our kids.

What Is the Ban?

In case you missed it, the social media ban in Australia is known as the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 and includes platforms Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, and more. It was passed last year and went into effect on Dec. 10. Australia is the first country to introduce a blanket social media ban like this.

Some people are against the ban and have argued that it won’t be effective

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