The move follows a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah event that killed 15 people, as Canberra signals support for the Jewish community amid rising concerns over antisemitism.
Australia responds to the attack by announcing its largest gun buyback in decades—and by planning stricter laws on extremism, hate speech, and terrorist symbols.
Hundreds of thousands of adolescents are expected to be impacted by the ban, with Instagram alone reporting about 350,000 Australian users aged 13 to 15.
