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Worn Down by Worry, Parents Look Longingly at Australia’s Social Media Ban

After the country barred children under 16 from using social media, many parents have been asking whether similarly tough action is needed in their own countries. Read More

Teens Are Already Outsmarting Australia’s Social Media Ban

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. Australia may have blocked social media apps for those under 16, but kids are already ... Read More

A World Without TikTok? Australia's Teen Social Media Ban Raises Big Questions

Australia is about to make history in a big, controversial way. This month, as Reuters reports, the government will enforce a new law that bans children under 16 from owning or using accounts on major ... Read More

The TikTok ban was set for Dec. 16. It didn't happen, and here's why

The clock is still ticking for TikTok. You've probably noticed certain videos posted to the popular social media site were counting down to Dec. 16 -- Tuesday this week. That was the date TikTok users ... Read More

Ban Social Media for Teens?

Banning social media for teens sounds like a fix, but it’s not. Here’s why real solutions need to include more than bans to protect youth mental health. Read More

Editorial: Ban social media for teens younger than 16

A growing international movement is forming in recognition of the need to do more. Australia’s ban on social media for under 16 went into effect Dec. 10 after years of warnings about youth mental ... Read More

Why Some Countries May Copy Australia’s Ban on Children’s Use of Social Media

Governments are studying the decision to prohibit youths from using platforms like Facebook and TikTok as worries grow about the potential harm they cause. Read More

Australia's new social media ban for kids started with a mom saying, "Do something!"

Ramy Inocencio is a CBS News foreign correspondent based in London, covering Europe and the Middle East. He joined the Network in 2019 as CBS News' Asia correspondent, based in Beijing and reporting ... Read More

Americans Won’t Ban Kids from Social Media. What Can We Do Instead?

Free-speech norms and powerful tech companies make legal restrictions unlikely—but social changes are already taking place. Read More

‘Behavioural cocaine’: Australia defends social media ban for kids; no TikTok, Instagram for under-16s

Australia’s government on Wednesday justified its social media ban for under-16s, arguing it will protect young people from being pulled into an online “purgatory.” “With one law, we can protect ... Read More

Australia’s social media ban won’t stop cyberbullying

Tama Leaver receives funding from the Australian Research Council. He is a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child. The Australian Federal government’s Online Safety ... Read More

Australia’s social media ban won’t stop cyberbullying

The Australian Federal government’s Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act, commonly referred to as the “social media ban”, is now in effect. In the months leading up to the ban, there ... Read More