According to a survey conducted among Australian adults regarding the social media ban for under-16s passed by the Federal Parliament in December 2024, over ** percent of respondents said no social media providers should be exempt. Among those surveyed who said at least one social media service should be exempt from the ban, YouTube was the leading platform respondents believed should still be accessible to users under 16.
Survey question: Do you think any of the following social media platforms should be exempt from the law passed by the Federal Parliament to ban people under 16 years of age from having social media accounts?
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Demos. (December 20, 2024). Opinion on which social media platforms should be exempt from the social media ban among adults in Australia as of December 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1613992/australia-opinion-on-which-social-media-platforms-should-be-exempt-from-ban/
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Opinion on which social media platforms should be exempt from the social media ban among adults in Australia as of December 2024 [Graph], Demos, December 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1613992/australia-opinion-on-which-social-media-platforms-should-be-exempt-from-ban/
