Social media bans and jigsaws
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366988)
Rockingham, Australia
December 10, 2025 8:58pm CST
I was going to write about the12 social media platforms that were supposed to cancel the accounts of those under 16 years of age. The ban was supposed to come into effect yesterday but today some teenagers are saying nothing has happened and it’s business as usual. I guess it’s early days yet. Other countries are watching with interest I know.
So, as it seems to be a non-event at the moment, I thought I’d tell you about my latest jigsaw. At the clubhouse in our lifestyle village is a drawer full of games and jigsaws. I picked out this one last night and I think it might keep me busy for a while. I can see the field of flowers being a bit tricky.
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@LadyDuck (488674)
• Italy
11h
@DaddyEvil 
Your friend was right, I never enter a site that asks for personal details, your address, your ID or anything that may identify you. Identity theft is a reality.
Your friend was right, I never enter a site that asks for personal details, your address, your ID or anything that may identify you. Identity theft is a reality.2 people like this
@LeaPea2417 (39156)
• Toccoa, Georgia
20h
If the bans happens officially, I wonder if the youth will try to find away around it, like lie about their age in the information in the account area.
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@DaddyEvil (163366)
• United States
13h
Some of the teens just opened accounts on other sites that weren't included in the bans.
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@DaddyEvil (163366)
• United States
14h
I heard a new story that some teens have lost their accounts but others haven't yet. Some teens there were switching to sites that weren't being banned in the last couple of weeks.
The sites are slow setting up age verifications that were more than just asking if you're older than 16 and letting the person into the site. They should have been programming those over the last couple of months, I would have thought. But maybe they didn't think the ban would be approved? I don't know.
That's going to be a beautiful picture when you get it finished. 
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@DaddyEvil (163366)
• United States
11m
@JudyEv A lot of countries are watching to see how things go in your country with the bans but it seems like they really hope things go well there. (trump is the only exception to that and he only warned not to target US companies. He's so stupid!)
@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2h
That is a beautiful picture on the jigsaw. I hope they can figure it all out with the ban and all,
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@JudyEv (366988)
• Rockingham, Australia
38m
The government is saying thousands of accounts have been stopped but it's hard to know what's real.
@MoonMaa (586)
• United States
3h
I hadn't heard about the ban for 16-year-olds. I didn't think a lot of teenagers were on Facebook. I know I saw a message on Reddit and someone said that only old people were on Facebook being scammed by AI.
That Jigsaw puzzle looks like it will be fun to put together.
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@JudyEv (366988)
• Rockingham, Australia
34m
There are ten sites affected - TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit, Instagram, YouTube are some.
I think the jigsaw may turn out to be too hard for me! lol
@LindaOHio (207968)
• United States
14h
That's a lovely puzzle. I hadn't heard about the ban on under 16-year-olds.
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@JudyEv (366988)
• Rockingham, Australia
40m
Other countries are thinking of bringing it in but are waiting to see how it works here first.
@Deepizzaguy (116530)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20h
The puzzle on this post looks great,
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