New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- Australia on Wednesday began the first country in the world to put a ban on social media ban for children under 16. Ten of the biggest apps, including including TikTok, Elon Musk's X, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook, were instructed to block access to the teenagers or face a penalty of up to A$49.5 million ($33 million). But did the Australia social media ban really work?

An estimated one million children have been affected by the new Australia social media ban, with many of them posting goodbye messages on their profiles. "No more social media... no more contact with the rest of the world," wrote one teen on TikTok.

"#seeyouwhenim16," said another.

However, the ban was only applicable to 10 o...