By Ahmed Yussuf, ABC
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The federal government could be left playing "whack-a-mole" as ousted under-16s flock to new social media platforms, experts have told the ABC.
The Commonwealth's long-awaited social media ban for people under 16 years old came into effect this month.
But experts have noted a rise in alternatives to popular platforms, such as TikTok and Instagram, as young people look to circumvent the ban.
RMIT University's Lisa Given, a professor of information sciences, said the legislation defined social media platforms too broadly.
But it also l
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