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Which apps are under-16s hoping will get around Australia’s social media ban? These are the platforms they’re migrating to

Digital media | The Guardian · Matilda Boseley · last updated

As Meta begins deleting accounts and the deadline looms, children have already begun to flock to apps not covered by the ban

As Australia prepares to block under-16s from accessing 10 of its largest social media platforms, less prominent companies have begun courting the teen market – in some cases paying underaged influencers to promote them.

One teen TikTok influencer said in a paid “collab” video for the app Coverstar: “The social media ban is fast approaching, but I found the new cool app we can all move to.”

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