Summary
The Australian government is preparing a rule that will limit social media use for children younger than sixteen.
Research shows more than eight out of ten kids under sixteen still use these platforms even after the rule began.
Key Points
3 points1
Meta removed roughly 756,000 teen accounts in Australia.
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A new Australian rule aims to protect children younger than sixteen on social media.
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Studies show most kids under sixteen keep using social media despite the rule.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsMeta
the company that runs Facebook and Instagram
teenager
a young person aged about 13 to 19
account
a personal profile used to log into a website
rule
an official instruction or law
research
careful study to find out facts
platform
a website or app where people share posts
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