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

‘What’s the worst thing that’s gonna happen?’ South Australia Premier says social media ban is about protecting children

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas told CNN’s Jake Tapper his country’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 is about protecting them from addictive algorithms, asking: “What’s ... Read More

Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown

Australia banned under-16s from social media in a world-first crackdown on Wednesday, declaring it was time to "take back control" from formidable tech giants. Read More

Australian leader defends social media ban as teens flaunt workarounds

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took aim at young people parading themselves on social media a day after a world-first ban on under-16s went live, saying the rollout was always going to be ... Read More

Australia’s social media ban for under-16s takes effect. Kids are split — and so are adults

Australia’s prime minister released a video urging youth to see the change as a chance to spend more time face-to-face with family and friends ... Read More

Australia leader defends social media ban as teenagers brag about staying online

A day after the world-first law took effect, the country’s social media feeds were flooded with comments from people claiming to be under 16. Read More

Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed a groundbreaking social media ban for children under 16 as families taking back power from tech giants ... Read More

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

Australian teens were kicked off social media this week. Some are back already

Fourteen-year-old cheerleader Lucy Brooks briefly lost some friends on Snapchat when Australia’s ban on social media came into effect on Wednesday. Read More

Australia enforces world-first teen social media ban to protect kids under 16

Australia’s under-16 social media ban took effect Wednesday, forcing major platforms to block young users or face heavy fines. Read More

Social-Media Ban Imposes Brave New World on Australian Teens

A ban blocking under-16s from social media came into effect in Australia on Wednesday. Photo: Bryan Crawford for WSJ ADELAIDE, Australia—Australian teen Zoey Bender started posting “get ready with me” ... Read More

Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown

Hugo Winwood-Smith, right, Hardy Macpherson and Edan Abou, left, all 11-years-old, use their phones while sitting outside a school in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) SYDNEY (AFP) ... Read More