Why Silicon Valley panicked over Australia’s under-16 social media ban

Australia's children account for a tiny portion of users but tech companies worry about the law setting a precedent

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Hello, and welcome to TechScape. Happy belated Thanksgiving to my American readers, and I hope everyone enjoys a good holiday party this weekend. I'm excited to bake Grittibanz for the Feast of St Nicholas. This week in tech: Australia incites a panic, Bluesky poses the question of custom feeds, and the online things that brought me joy on holiday.

If every country in the world boots its young people from social media, social media companies would face an uncertain future