A social media ban for children under 16 in Australia starts on the day of reporting, described by multiple outlets as a landmark policy change. The articles say the measures come into effect in the morning and apply to access to social media platforms for people below the age threshold. While the policy is framed as a new approach to child safety and online exposure, the reports also include reactions from teenagers who say the ban is already difficult to enforce or is being circumvented. Across the outlets, the shared focus is that young Australians view the restrictions as ineffective in practice, pointing to gaps between the policy intent and how it plays out for users. The coverage does not present a single unified explanation for why the ban is failing, but it consistently characterizes teen responses as skeptical and critical immediately after the rules begin. The reporting therefore reflects both the start of the policy and early public feedback from the affected age group, without attributing definitive outcomes to the first day alone.