United Kingdom, April 13 -- Three in five Australian children are still on social media despite the ban imposed on under-16s in the country from using the platforms.

A new survey has shown that 61 per cent of kids aged between 12 and 15 in Australia who had accounts before the ban came into force last December continue to have access to one or more accounts.

The major social media networks have retained the majority of their under-16 users, with 53 per cent of TikTok users. 53 per cent of YouTube users and 52 per cent of Instagram users still able to access an account on the respective platforms.

The poll of 1,050 children was conducted by British online safety charity the Molly Rose Foundation and Australia's largest online youth pane...