In March, the eSafety Commissioner reported on the implementation of the Australian social media minimum age (SMMA) restrictions, implemented in December 2025. They found: "Children aged under 16 continue to report harm to eSafety – there has not been a discernible drop in overall numbers." (p.15)
Nichola Shelton
"𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗲-𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 across the platforms in January and February 2026 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱." -Australian eSafety compliance
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