Parents, states press Congress to act on kids online safety bill

Parents whose kids' deaths are connected to social media are pushing lawmakers to require tech companies to minimize such harms. Read More

Online Safety Bill tweaked to target scam ads

Social media sites and search ... proposal is part of the Online Safety Bill, a piece of landmark legislation trying to determine how sites deal with harmful content. Campaign groups say being ... Read More

Online Safety Bill: Plan to make big tech remove harmful content axed

Many social media platforms ... much about the bill that is still unclear. Internet safety campaigner Mr Russell told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I think the most harmful content to [Molly ... Read More

Australia Bans Social Media for Under 16s: A World-First Crackdown or a ‘Blunt Instrument’?

Australia’s parliament has passed the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill. The bill prevents children under the age of 16 from using social ... Read More

Online Safety Bill: New offences and tighter rules

The Online Safety Bill ... social websites to remove harmful or illegal content and protect children. But it was largely left up to the tech giants themselves to police, with oversight from media ... Read More

Landmark Bill to Ban Children From Social Media Introduced in Australia’s Parliament

TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram are among the platforms that would face significant fines for systemic failures to prevent young children from holding accounts. Read More

Australia introduces bill to limit under-16s from using social media with tech companies facing huge fines

The Australian government is threatening multimillion dollar fines for social companies that breach a proposed ban on children under 16 from using their service. Read More

Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law

The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to $33 million for failures to prevent kids from holding accounts. Read More

Australia launches 'landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16

Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to A$49.5 million for social media platforms ... Read More

Rishi Sunak considers crackdown on social media use for under-16s

Rishi Sunak is considering a crackdown ... The Online Safety Act means social media platforms will be required to prevent and rapidly remove illegal content, and stop children from seeing harmful ... Read More