The Ban and Its Unexpected Outcome

Australia introduced restrictions on social media use by teenagers with the aim of protecting minors online. However, the central finding of the claim is that despite the ban, teens' social media usage has not declined, suggesting that outright prohibition may not curb the behavior it targets.

The 'Paradox of Prohibition'

The claim frames this outcome as the 'paradox of prohibition' (금지의 역설) — the idea that forbidding access to a service, particularly among young users, does not necessarily reduce engagement with it. The details of how teens continue to access these platforms under the ban were not specified in the reviewed material.

What Remains Unconfirmed

The reviewed sources do not provide specific usage figures, timelines, or methodological details behind the finding that usage remained unchanged, and the broader long-term effects of the Australian ban remain to be seen.

The claim that Australia's teen social media ban has not reduced usage — a case of the 'paradox of prohibition' — is, on balance, Mostly True.