SYDNEY, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under‑16s took effect, the country’s internet regulator said, a sign the measure has had a swift and sweeping impact.


Just signed up for a reddit account with a new email address to test this, I said I was born in the 1990s, no verification required, immediate access to everything.