Since Meta whistleblower Frances Haugen aired internal emails in 2021 showing the tech giant knew of social media's mental health impacts on teenagers, world leaders have agonised over how to curb the technology's addictive pull on young minds.

Minors in Australia are already devising strategies to circumvent the government's ban on social media usage. Companies managing platforms like TikTok, Facebook, and Snapchat have criticized the new regulations.

Australia just voted into law a social media ban for children under the age of 16. The legislation was approved by Australian lawmakers on Thursday with the aim of protecting the mental health of children online,