澳大利亚等多国近期掀起针对未成年人的社交媒体禁令潮。[1]澳大利亚于2025年12月通过全球首部针对16岁以下未成年人的社交媒体禁令，旨在应对网络欺凌和暴力风险，随后印度尼西亚、马来西亚、法国、英国、西班牙等国相继效仿。[1]
然而，澳大利亚实施半年多的数据显示，禁令实际效果远低于预期。[1]约86%的16岁以下青少年在禁令实施后的一周内仍访问过至少一个受限社交平台，而14至15岁群体的实际合规率仅约27%。[1]约七成原有账号持有者仍保留账号，约66%的人遇到过某种形式的年龄验证措施，其中约15至19%的人承认使用虚假账户规避限制。[1]禁令实施后，主流平台账号可见度下降约18%，但仅19.2%的受访者表示屏幕使用时间因禁令而减少。[1]
网络暴力问题依然严峻。[1]欧洲儿童日均接触网络暴力内容时长达47分钟，13岁以下儿童遭遇网络欺凌的比例同比上升18%。[1]法国2025年民调表明，37%的6至18岁受访青少年曾遭遇网络暴力，其中1/4因此产生自残或自杀念头。[1]
Australia and several other countries have recently implemented sweeping restrictions on social media access for users under 16, aiming to combat online harassment and violence.[1] However, early data from Australia, which passed the world's first such comprehensive ban in December 2025, reveals that the legislation has achieved far less than intended.[1]
According to monitoring conducted more than six months after implementation, approximately 86% of teenagers under 16 continued to access restricted platforms within a week of the ban taking effect.[1] Only about 27% of users aged 14 to 15 demonstrated actual compliance with the restrictions.[1] Meanwhile, roughly 70% of account holders retained their existing accounts, and between 15% and 19% of young users admitted to using fake accounts to circumvent the limitations.[1] Platform visibility for mainstream social media accounts declined by approximately 18% following the ban's implementation.[1]
The push for such restrictions has spread globally, with Indonesia, Malaysia, France, the United Kingdom, and Spain among nations following Australia's lead.[1] The motivation stems from documented harms to minors online. In Europe, children spend an average of 47 minutes daily encountering content depicting online violence, while the proportion of children under 13 experiencing cyberbullying has risen 18% year-over-year.[1] A 2025 French survey found that 37% of respondents aged 6 to 18 had experienced online harassment, with one-quarter reporting that such incidents prompted thoughts of self-harm or suicide.[1]
Despite these protective intentions, only 19.2% of surveyed individuals reported that screen time decreased due to the ban.[1] About 66% of users encountered some form of age verification measure when attempting to access platforms.[1]
