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Noah Fact Check Pro<\/h3>\n
The draft above was created using the information available at the time the story first
\n emerged. We\u2019ve since applied our fact-checking process to the final narrative, based on the criteria listed
\n below. The results are intended to help you assess the credibility of the piece and highlight any areas that may
\n warrant further investigation.<\/p>\n
Freshness check<\/h3>\n
Score:
\n <\/span>7<\/p>\nNotes:
\n <\/span>The article references a report from Qustodio, a parental control software provider, indicating that while activity among 13- to 15-year-olds on TikTok and Snapchat fell between November and February, more than one in five in that age group continued to use those apps. This aligns with previously reported data from Qustodio’s annual study of children’s app and online tool use, which found that Australian children averaged 132 minutes a day on TikTok in 2025. ([futurefive.com.au](https:\/\/futurefive.com.au\/story\/aussie-kids-averaged-over-two-hours-a-day-on-tiktok-in-2025?utm_source=openai)) The article also mentions that the Australian government is actively monitoring compliance with the ban, with the eSafety Commissioner acknowledging reports that some under-16s remain online and stating that the office is “actively engaging with platforms and their age assurance providers.” ([abc.net.au](https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-12-10\/social-media-ban-day-one-teen-access\/106126706?utm_source=openai)) However, the article does not provide a specific publication date, making it difficult to assess the freshness of the information. Given the lack of a clear publication date and the reliance on previously reported data, the freshness score is moderate.<\/p>\nQuotes check<\/h3>\n
Score:
\n <\/span>6<\/p>\nNotes:
\n <\/span>The article includes direct quotes from Qustodio, the eSafety Commissioner, and Communications Minister Anika Wells. However, without specific publication dates or verifiable sources for these quotes, it’s challenging to confirm their authenticity. The absence of verifiable sources for these quotes raises concerns about their accuracy and reliability.<\/p>\nSource reliability<\/h3>\n
Score:
\n <\/span>5<\/p>\nNotes:
\n <\/span>The article appears to originate from The Frontier Post, a publication that is not widely recognized in the mainstream media landscape. The lack of a clear publication date and the reliance on previously reported data from Qustodio and government officials further complicate the assessment of the source’s reliability. Given these factors, the source reliability score is moderate.<\/p>\nPlausibility check<\/h3>\n
Score:
\n <\/span>7<\/p>\nNotes:
\n <\/span>The claims made in the article are plausible and align with known information about the Australian government’s social media ban for under-16s. The article mentions that platforms like TikTok and Snapchat have taken steps to comply with the ban, including removing or restricting accounts identified as belonging to children. This is consistent with reports that Meta removed over 500,000 suspected teen accounts across its platforms within a week of the ban’s implementation. ([techradar.com](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/social-media\/meta-wipes-over-500-000-australian-teen-accounts-in-a-single-week-but-says-world-first-social-media-crackdown-is-failing?utm_source=openai)) However, the lack of specific publication dates and verifiable sources for the quotes introduces some uncertainty regarding the accuracy of the claims.<\/p>\nOverall assessment<\/h3>\n
Verdict<\/span> (FAIL, OPEN, PASS): FAIL<\/span><\/p>\nConfidence<\/span> (LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH): MEDIUM<\/span><\/p>\nSummary:
\n <\/span>The article presents plausible claims regarding the continued use of TikTok and Snapchat by Australian teens despite the social media ban. However, the lack of specific publication dates, verifiable sources for quotes, and reliance on previously reported data from Qustodio and government officials raises concerns about the freshness, originality, and reliability of the information. Given these issues, the overall assessment is a FAIL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two months after Australia introduced the world\u2019s first nationwide ban preventing under-16s from holding accounts on major social media platforms, early data suggests teenage use has fallen but not disappeared. A report from parental control software maker Qustodio found activity among 13- to 15-year-olds on TikTok and Snapchat declined between November and February, though more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21848,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-21847","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-publishing-news"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/lap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/lap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/lap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/lap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/lap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21847"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/lap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21849,"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/lap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21847\/revisions\/21849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/lap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/lap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/lap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/lap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}