4.7 million accounts were removed from social media platforms under the teen social media ban. Is that a lot? Is that a little? These are important questions that still remain unanswered.

the number of teen social media accounts that existed before December 10 is definitely larger than the number that have been removed since the ban came into effect on that date.

It would be helpful if the government and the platforms shared clear, transparent data on this. Publishing figures on how many teen accounts existed before December 10 and how many have actually been removed since the ban came into effect would make it much easier to assess the real impact and effectiveness of the policy.

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