{"id":21087,"date":"2025-12-05T08:37:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T07:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/teens-hoping-to-get-around-australias-social-media-ban-are-rushing-to-smaller-apps-where-are-they-going\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T08:37:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T07:37:50","slug":"teens-hoping-to-get-around-australias-social-media-ban-are-rushing-to-smaller-apps-where-are-they-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/teens-hoping-to-get-around-australias-social-media-ban-are-rushing-to-smaller-apps-where-are-they-going\/","title":{"rendered":"Teens hoping to get around Australia\u2019s social media ban are rushing to smaller apps. Where are they going?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Meta begins deleting accounts and the deadline looms, children have already begun to flock to platforms not included in the banned list, like Coverstar, Lemon8, Yope and Rednote<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2025\/dec\/03\/social-media-ban-or-delay-australia-list-under-16-explainer-guide-when-what-apps-included-getting-banned\">Australia social media ban explained: everything you need to know<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">breaking news email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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 \u2013 in some cases paying underaged influencers to promote them.<\/p>\n<p>One teenaged TikTok influencer said in a paid \u201ccollab\u201d video for the app Coverstar: \u201cThe social media ban is fast approaching, but I found the new cool app we can all move to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/dec\/04\/under-16s-are-already-fleeing-to-apps-not-covered-by-australias-social-media-ban-heres-where-theyre-going\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/16b167e70700868be1babf5de89a991eab86d31c\/821_0_7857_6286\/master\/7857.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=2508965a1da42829fbb3445743be6f21\" title=\"Teens hoping to get around Australia\u2019s social media ban are rushing to smaller apps. Where are they going?\" \/>As Meta begins deleting accounts and the deadline looms, children have already begun to flock to platforms not included in the banned list, like Coverstar, Lemon8, Yope and Rednote<\/p>\n<p>Australia social media ban explained: everything you need to know<br \/>\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>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 \u2013 in some cases paying underaged influencers to promote them.<br \/>\nOne teenaged TikTok influencer said in a paid \u201ccollab\u201d video for the app Coverstar: \u201cThe social media ban is fast approaching, but I found the new cool app we can all move to.\u201d Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Meta begins deleting accounts and the deadline looms, children have already begun to flock to platforms not included in the banned list, like Coverstar, Lemon8, Yope and Rednote Australia social media ban explained: everything you need to know Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast As Australia prepares to block &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/teens-hoping-to-get-around-australias-social-media-ban-are-rushing-to-smaller-apps-where-are-they-going\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Teens hoping to get around Australia\u2019s social media ban are rushing to smaller apps. 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