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The effects of Australia's world first social media ban are being closely watched around the world

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The eyes of the world are upon Australia as the outcomes of the social media ban begin coming to light. Already, some cracks have emerged with some under-16's saying they bypassed age verifications on banned platforms. Data on exactly how many accounts have been banned is still unclear.
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