Most children under 16 still using social media despite world-first ban, eSafety Commissioner reports

The report revealed that 80 per cent of surveyed children aged eight to 12 and 95 per cent of children aged 13 to 15 used one or more social media platforms — Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitch, YouTube and Discord — last year.

Of those children, 54 per cent accessed social media through their parent or carer’s account while 36 per cent had their own account on at least one of those services.

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