Ankur Desai

It's a big task because they may have to make sure that by December the 10th, which is when the actual ban comes into force officially, companies have to make sure that there will be no under-16s on their platforms.

There'll be no way of them getting vaccinated.

getting onto those platforms if they don't comply, if they don't take reasonable steps, which is what the legislation says, then they could risk fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars.

That's about 33 million US dollars.

But we've been speaking to some teens about what they feel about the ban.

Personally, I don't think this ban will work.

Reason being, lots of us are pretty dependent on it.

It would be a shock once it's taken away.

And some may be having withdrawals, possibly.

They get social media because they're pressured, because they want to fit in and they want to be invited to things.

But I guess there's going to be always more.

I always tell myself there's going to be more parties.

You can always do this when you're older and stuff.

It's not the end of the world.

I'm pretty grateful to not have...

had that access to social media in the long run because it means that I'm not involved in the conflicts and the dramas that have arisen.

I could lose out on meeting new people and making new friends.

Of course, the tech companies, they're not happy about it.

They say they agree with the safety, making sure that material content is age appropriate, but they don't believe that the ban is the answer.

So I think there's going to be some teething problems as it gets implemented.