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Snapchat blocks 415,000 underage accounts in Australia under social media ban
Social media and instant messaging platform Snapchat has blocked almost half a million accounts believed to belong to people under 16 as tech companies try to comply with Australia's age-based social media ban, the company said Monday. Governments across the world are watching the ban's implementation closely, with France already moving to implement similar measures.
Social media and instant messaging platform Snapchat has blocked almost half a million accounts believed to belong to people under 16 as tech companies try to comply with Australia's age-based social media ban, the company said Monday. Governments across the world are watching the ban's implementation closely, with France already moving to implement similar measures.
