The Education Commute
Episode 86 · Global Pioneers · Out 12 November 2026

Australia Removed 4.7 Million Accounts, 65.4% Said It Changed Nothing

Out Thursday, 12 November 2026 at 6am · The Education Commute

In December 2025 Australia started requiring social media platforms to stop under-16s creating or keeping an account, and within a week the count of accounts removed or restricted hit 4.7 million. That number went round the world; the paragraph underneath it didn't.

Unlocks Thursday, 12 November 2026 at 6am

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