The National Post reports in its Monday, May 4, edition that There was "no meaningful shift" away from big tech platforms like Tiktok and Instagram in the immediate wake of Australia's world-leading teen social media ban, government documents show. An Agence France-Presse dispatch to the Post reports that Australia in December banned under-16s from a raft of popular social media platforms, launching a world-first crackdown designed to protect children from on-line bullying and "predatory algorithms." There is strong global interest in whether Australia's laws could provide a blueprint for how to rein-in increasingly powerful tech giants. Government documents obtained by AFP give an early glimpse into how the restrictions are working. They showed that platforms such as Instagram and Tiktok were still "dominating app store rankings and downloads" one month on from the ban. Data compiled throughout January showed "no meaningful shift away" from these platforms, noted an internal briefing from Australia's E-safety Commission. Users dabbled with other apps not covered by the ban but "largely returned to major, established platforms," officials wrote in a briefing dated Feb. 2.