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TikTok to comply with 'upsetting' Australian under-16 ban

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05-12-2025 16:32 HKT
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Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP A photo taken on November 18, 2025 shows Zoe Jones with her 12-year-old influencer daughter Ava in Melbourne.
Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP A photo taken on November 18, 2025 shows Zoe Jones with her 12-year-old influencer daughter Ava in Melbourne.
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