Social Media News Australian Approves Law Banning Kids Under 16 From Social Media

Australia’s new law bans children under 16 from using social media

Australia is implementing a new law banning social media use for children under 16, effective December 10, 2025. This world-leading legislation aims to protect childhood and empower parents by ... Read More

Kids under 16 to face social media ban in Australia from December 10

Australia has announced a nationwide ban on social media use for children under 16, set to take effect from December 10, 2025. Under the Online Safety Amendment Bill 2024, major platforms like ... Read More

Australia adds Reddit and Kick to social media platforms banning children under 16

Australia has added Reddit and Kick to its list of social media platforms that must ban children under 16 from having accounts ... Read More

Australia Expands Under-16 Social Media Ban to Include Reddit and Kick

Australia’s new nationwide age limit restricting children under 16 from signing up for social media platforms will now apply to two additional services: Reddit and Kick. Read More

Big tech stops complaining, starts complying with Australia's teen social media ban

Online platforms will ping Australian teenagers through over a million accounts in coming days offering a choice: download data, freeze profiles or lose the lot when a world-first ban on kids using ... Read More

Tech Companies Expected to Challenge Australian Law Banning Social Media Use by Kids

Australia will implement the world's first ban on people under the age of 16 using social media later this year—a law that includes fines of over $30 million for non-compliance and is likely to prompt ... Read More

Meta and TikTok to obey Australia under-16 social media ban

Tech giants Meta and TikTok said Tuesday they will obey Australia's under-16 social media ban but warned the landmark laws could prove difficult to enforce. Australia will from December 10 force ... Read More

Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Takes Effect Soon. Expect Lots of Legal Challenges

Australia will implement the world's first ban on people under the age of 16 using social media later this year—a law that includes fines of over $30 million for non-compliance and is likely to prompt ... Read More

Social media firms abandon fight against Australia law banning under-16 users

This isn’t necessarily about extremists and pedophiles; this is about online bullying and injecting all the bad aspects of online interaction at an age where kids can be pretty awful even in person. I ... Read More

Denmark Moves to Ban Social Media for Children Under 15

Denmark plans to ban social media for users under 15, joining global efforts to protect children online amid privacy and safety concerns. Read More

Reactions to Australia's new law banning social media for children under 16

Australia on Thursday approved a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of the ... Read More