Move comes as calls for Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow around world Move comes as calls for Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow around world TikTok will begin to roll out new age-verification technology across the EU in the coming weeks, as calls for an Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow in countries including the UK. ByteDance-owned TikTok , and other major platforms popular with young people such as YouTube, are coming under increasing