Oliver Conway

Now, this ban is being closely watched elsewhere in the world amid worries about the damage being done by social media to younger minds.

Will any other countries follow suit?

Well, I think there are a lot of countries that have, if you like, taken the first steps down this path.

There was a vote in the European Parliament endorsing a sort of similar kind of measure.

We've seen countries like Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, again, with similar proposals, with some sort of tweaks in terms of parental consent, perhaps enabling people over 13 but under 16 to access these platforms.

So a lot of interest there.

A lot of countries watching this.

Some, though, have said for now it's not the way forward.

I mean, the UK would fall into one of those categories of a country that's got a lot of online safety regulation, but isn't at the moment moving towards increasing the minimum age.

Although there are also, I say, some children's groups who have expressed concern at this kind of approach, saying really the platforms just need to make their products safe for children rather than keeping children off them.

Our technology correspondent Chris Vallance.

So how are Australian teenagers reacting to life without social media?

Our Australia correspondent Katie Watson has been finding out.

School's done for the year but the summer holidays are no break for 15-year-old Brianna.

She's hard at work on the family's cattle station.

It's hot right now.

The temperature's rising to the mid-40s, but as it starts to cool in the late afternoon, Brianna loads the pickup truck with feed and heads out to the food troughs with sister Liv and mum Megan.

And from as far as I can see, there is nothing in the distance.

It's completely flat land, low scrub land, a few bushes, a few trees, but it's pretty barren.

And the earth underfoot is very dry and the rains aren't expected to come in for at least another month or so.