Social Media News A Social Media Ban For Under 16s Passes The Australian Senate And Will Soon Be A World First Law

Meta starts booting under-16s as Australia enforces world-first social media ban

Meta has begun to remove all Australian users under the age of 16 from its social media platforms. Australia introduced a world-first social media ban for under-16s this year in a huge move for online ... Read More

YouTube attacks Australia's world-first social media ban

YouTube on Wednesday attacked Australia's looming social media ban for under-16s as rushed, but the government called the policy a shield to protect children from "predatory" algorithms. From December ... Read More

Instagram to start closing Australian teen accounts ahead of social media ban

Younger Australian teenagers on Instagram, Facebook and Threads are being told their accounts will be shut down ahead of the country's social media ban for under-16s. Meta, which owns the three brands ... Read More

Australia Plans Social Media Ban for Under-16s

X is one of the social media sites that will soon be X-cluded for a certain age group. Australia is preparing to implement a world-first restriction barring children under 16 from holding social media ... Read More

How Australia plans to ban under-16s from social media

Australia will soon ban under-16s from the likes of Facebook and TikTok, a world-first move of huge interest to all those worried about the harms of social media. Internet regulators the world over ... Read More