Commentary: Details on how Australia’s social media ban for under-16s will work are finally becoming clear

Australians could face differing expectations for age assurance from each platform, says this information studies professor. Read More

Australia wants 'minimally invasive' age checks under teen social media ban

Australia urged social media platforms on Tuesday to employ "minimally invasive" methods to check the age of users covered by its world-first teen social media ban, which take into account artificial ... Read More

French MPs call for social media ban for under-15s and night curfew for teens

Children under 15 in France should be banned from using social media, while those aged 15 to 18 should face a night-time "digital curfew", a French parliamentary committee urged on Thursday. Read More

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

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

Australia warns social media over age checks as child ban plan moves forward

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

France's President Just Announced A Social Media Ban For Teens — And People Have Very Mixed Feelings

In the wake of a teaching assistant's fatal stabbing by a 14-year-old student, French President Emmanuel Macron announced in June that he'll move to ban social media access for children under 15 "in ... Read More

Should kids use social media? Global opinion has shifted, new poll finds

A majority of adults in 30 countries believe children under 14 should be banned from social media, according to an Ipsos survey. Photo from Sanket Mishra via Unsplash Support for banning young ... Read More

Harmful content: Australia adds YouTube to world-first social media ban for kids aged under 16. What does it mean?

Australia has decided to add YouTube to social media platforms banned for teens in the world-first regulations on online safety that will kick in from December. Earlier, YouTube, the world's second ... Read More

Social media restrictions back in the spotlight after Florida's new bill signed

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) -- Social media restrictions are once again in the spotlight after Florida became the latest state to pass a law restricting kids' access to popular platforms, including Facebook ... Read More