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

Australia will enforce a social media ban for children under 16 despite a court challenge

The government has said the three Meta platforms plus Snapchat, TikTok, X and YouTube must take reasonable steps to exclude Australian account holders younger than 16 or face fines of up to 50 million ... Read More

Australian teenagers ask High Court to block social media ban

A group called the Digital Freedom Project said it had launched proceedings in a bid to block the law, with two 15-year-olds, Noah Jones and Macy Neyland, as plaintiffs in the case. Read More

Australian teenagers sue government over social media ban for children

Australian teenagers sue government saying social media ban violates their right to communicate - High Court challenge says law imposing ban is ‘grossly excessive’ and infringes on ‘constitutional rig ... Read More

Aussie Under-16s Really Not Happy With Social Media Ban

Australia's social media ban for anyone under 16 is facing a high-profile legal challenge from two teenagers, who say the measure tramples their constitutional rights to free communication. The law, ... Read More

Under-16s lose access to Instagram and Facebook in Australia ahead of landmark social media ban

Australia has a reputation for taking on tech giants, but experts worry about the impact of its world-first social media ban on privacy and shrinking spaces for youths. Read More

Australia Plans Social Media Ban for Under-16s

Named platforms include Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Snapchat, TikTok, X, YouTube, Reddit, and the streaming services Kick and Twitch. Read More

Reddit added to Australia's social media ban on under-16s

Popular forum site Reddit has been added to Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16 that starts next month. Live-streaming platform Kick will also be included, bringing the ... Read More

Social media ban: How parents can help kids stay connected safely

As Australia's social media ban for under-16s just around the corner, children are already worried about losing touch with their friends. But while the onus is on social media platforms to act, ... Read More

Australia prohibits Kick and Reddit from under-16s in a sweeping social media ban

TL;DR: Australia's eSafety Commission expands its social media ban to restrict users under 16 from Reddit and Kick, joining platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Enforced by December 10, non-compliance ... Read More

Australia’s social media ban is “problematic,” but platforms will comply anyway

Social media platforms have agreed to comply with Australia’s social media ban for users under 16 years old, begrudgingly embracing the world’s most restrictive online child safety law. On Tuesday, ... Read More

Reddit added to social media ban for Under-16s in Australia

Australia has expanded its world-first social media ban for children under 16 to include popular forum site Reddit and live-streaming platform Kick, bringing the total number of restricted platforms ... Read More