{"source":{"name":"Evidence Hub on Social Media Ban for Kids - A project by the Lisbon Council","url":"https:\/\/socialmediaban.lisboncouncil.net","license":"Creative Common CC-BY 4.0 International"},"data":[{"data":[43.6,36.3,26.6,1.9],"name":"Percentage"}],"_data":[["\ufeffReason for no longer holding an account","Percentage"],["The platform deactivated their account",43.6],["My child deactivated their account",36.3],["I (or their other parent) deactivated their account",26.6],["I reported account and platform deactivated it",1.9]],"labels":{"name":"\ufeffReason for no longer holding an account","values":["The platform deactivated their account","My child deactivated their account","I (or their other parent) deactivated their account","I reported account and platform deactivated it"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/www.esafety.gov.au\/research\/under-the-new-age-restrictions-early-insights-from-australian-parents","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2026","title":"Reasons for a child no longer holding an account across age-restricted social media platforms in Australia three months after the social media ban implementation","topic":"Harms and Wellbeing","method":"survey (898 parents)","source":"Australian eSafety Commissioner, Under the new age restrictions: Early insights from Australian parents, March 2026","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"71.0","geographical":"Australia"},"description":"This table shows the main reasons parents gave for their child no longer having an account on an age-restricted social media platform after implementation. The data reveal that platform deactivation (43.6%) was the main reason for account closures, while child-led deactivation (36.3%) was notably more prevalent than parent-led deactivation (26.6%). Furthermore, the extremely low rate of parents reporting accounts for deactivation (1.9%) suggests either 'reporting fatigue' or a preference for managing the issue internally within the family rather than collaborating with the platform."}