Kids in Australia are about to lose social media access

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🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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From the BBC World Service: A new law comes into force in Australia today, banning children under 16 from some of their favorite social media platforms, including Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram. And as you'd expect, most teens aren’t happy about it, though many parents see it as the government standing up to American Big Tech. Also, Nvidia is now authorized to sell advanced AI chips to China, and President Donald Trump says the U.S. government will be taking a 25% cut of sales.

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0:31.2	Under 16s in Australia are about to lose access to social media.
0:35.8	Live from the UK, this is the Marketplace Morning Report from the BBC World Service.
0:39.8	I'm William Lee Adams. Good morning.
0:42.6	A new law comes into force in Australia today banning young teenagers from some of their
0:47.0	favorite social media platforms, including Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram.
0:51.5	And as you'd expect, there's been mixed reactions on the looming ban from teens.
0:56.0	My life would be impacted significantly, as I do use it every day, and it is definitely my
1:01.1	number one source of communication, like Snapchat and stuff. Well, I think it'll have a pretty
1:05.2	good impact. Get me off my screen a bit, which is actually really good. It's being touted as
1:09.7	world-first legislation.
1:11.7	Under the new rules, if companies fail to take reasonable steps to prevent under-16s from
1:16.0	opening accounts, they could be fined up to $33 million US dollars. The BBC's Katie Watson
1:21.4	reports from Sydney. In Australia, Tuesday is almost over, supposedly the last day of digital freedom for the country's young teens.
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