{"id":22649,"date":"2026-04-10T15:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/fifteen-year-old-noah-hasnt-been-kicked-off-any-social-media-platforms-hes-still-fighting-australias-under-16-ban-in-court\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:37:18","slug":"fifteen-year-old-noah-hasnt-been-kicked-off-any-social-media-platforms-hes-still-fighting-australias-under-16-ban-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/fifteen-year-old-noah-hasnt-been-kicked-off-any-social-media-platforms-hes-still-fighting-australias-under-16-ban-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifteen-year-old Noah hasn\u2019t been kicked off any social media platforms \u2013 he\u2019s still fighting Australia\u2019s under-16 ban in court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Millions of accounts have been deactivated since the ban came into effect in December, but Noah Jones found it was easily circumvented<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/apr\/08\/ben-roberts-smith-court-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-matt-canavan-liberal-national-coalition-fuel-prices-oil-crisis-iran-war-ntwnfb\">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<\/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>Since Australia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/mar\/04\/australia-social-media-ban-under-16s-three-month-review\">under-16s social media ban<\/a> began four months ago, Noah Jones\u2019s online experience has been \u201cpretty much the same\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-year-old Sydneysider says he hasn\u2019t been kicked off any social media platform since the policy came into effect late last year.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/apr\/11\/australia-social-media-ban-under-16-teenager-experience\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/b5bdc14f25a47c547cb3205988562efef2843d23\/3_0_3750_3000\/master\/3750.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=f9608a863fda8316d0750edb97768613\" title=\"Fifteen-year-old Noah hasn\u2019t been kicked off any social media platforms \u2013 he\u2019s still fighting Australia\u2019s under-16 ban in court\" \/>Millions of accounts have been deactivated since the ban came into effect in December, but Noah Jones found it was easily circumvented<\/p>\n<p>Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<br \/>\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>Since Australia\u2019s under-16s social media ban began four months ago, Noah Jones\u2019s online experience has been \u201cpretty much the same\u201d.<br \/>\nThe 15-year-old Sydneysider says he hasn\u2019t been kicked off any social media platform since the policy came into effect late last year. 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