Australia’s controversial new law barring under-16s from social media is one of the toughest crackdowns yet on platforms including Facebook and TikTok as governments worldwide grasp for ways to protect children from harmful content.

The new law will deliver a message to tech companies to "clean up their act," the country's prime minister has said.

Big tech giants such as TikTok, Meta and Snapchat have broken their silence over social media ban in Australia for kids under the age of 16.Shortly after the law which prohibits teenagers below 16 from accessing social platforms like TikTok,