Social Media News Australian Pm Albanese Says Social Media Firms Now Have A Responsibility To Protect Kids

Australian PM Vows to Hold Social Media to Account as Ban Nears

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reminded social media companies that they will be held responsible when a ban on children having accounts takes effect on Wednesday. Read More

Anthony Albanese defends under-16 social media ban as world-leading move to save young lives

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is standing firm on Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s, declaring it will curb online bullying and save young lives, even if the legislation is not ... Read More

How Australian teens are planning to get around their social media ban

From legal challenges to lesser-known apps, the teenagers of Australia are already preparing to push back against a law that will see under 16s banned from social media ... Read More

7NEWS explains the social media ban: Young Australians reveal how they could bypass under-16 rule

Young Australians believe children will find ways to bypass Australia’s looming social media ban, and it could be their guardians that help them do so. Teens aged under 16 will be blocked from using ... Read More

How Will Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16 Actually Work?

(Bloomberg) -- From Dec. 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — in one of the toughest online ... Read More

PM brands social media ban a success before it starts

The rollout of Australia's landmark social media ban will be untidy, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admits, but he says it is already a success. Read More

Kids’ social media ban ‘the most vital law on the planet’

Australia’s most influential global initiative in decades faces growing political assault at home but the intellectual architect of the social media ban for children under 16, American social ... Read More

VIDEO: Social media companies warned to comply with upcoming under-16s ban

Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political analysis ... Read More

Google says Australian law on teen social media use 'extremely difficult' to enforce

SYDNEY, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Alphabet-owned Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab on Monday said it would be "extremely difficult" for Australia to enforce a law prohibiting people younger than 16 from using ... Read More