Australian teens returning to social media despite usage ban

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Australian teens returning to social media despite usage ban?

Of the 29 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 38% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 31% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 41. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Australian teens returning to social media despite usage ban left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 29 rated outlets on this story, 38% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 31% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Australian teens returning to social media despite usage ban biased?

Australian teens returning to social media despite usage ban is one event reported by 41 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which outlets covered Australian teens returning to social media despite usage ban?

41 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What percentage of Australian children aged 13-15 are using TikTok?

According to data from Qustodio, 26% of Australian children aged 13 to 15 were using TikTok last month. This figure is only one percentage point lower than the rate observed before Australia implemented its ban on social media use for under-16s.

What is Australia's penalty for social media violations?

Australia's government has pledged to double the maximum penalty for social media violations to A$99 million. This measure is part of efforts to enforce age restrictions on social media platforms for users under 16.

Have social media platforms been fined for breaching the ban?

No social media platform has been fined for breaching Australia's ban on social media use for under-16s so far. The government has stated that companies are not doing enough to comply with the age restriction.