Australia wants children under 16 off social media, but could the cure be worse than disease?

Australia plans to block social media for under 16s. Implementing it looks doable but comes with trouble, says a report. Read More

Australia warns social media platforms against age verification for all ahead of a ban on children

Authorities say that social media platforms should not require age verification for all users when a ban on children under 16 having accounts goes into effect in December in Australia. Read More

Under-16s social media ban passes Australian Senate, will soon be world-first law

A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate Thursday and will soon become a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and ... Read More

Australia adds YouTube to social media ban for under 16s

Australia has reversed a decision that omitted YouTube from its ban on social media platforms for teenagers. A youth social media law will come into effect starting in December.Australia is banning ... Read More

YouTube to be included in Australia’s social media ban for children under 16

Australia has picked a fight with the world’s largest video platform by backtracking on an earlier promise to exclude YouTube in its social media ban for children under 16. The Labor government said ... Read More

Ban social media for under-15s, says French report warning of risk of TikTok

The company's measures have however failed to impress the French cross-party commission of inquiry, which describes TikTok as one of the worst social media platforms - "a production line of distress" ... Read More