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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

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

What happens when you kick millions of teens off social media? Australia’s about to find out

In the next two weeks, social media platforms will start deactivating accounts for children under 16 in Australia under new laws designed to reduce harm online. Other countries are watching, but some ... 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

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

Australian teenagers ask High Court to block social media ban

SYDNEY (Reuters) -A constitutional challenge against Australia’s social media ban on children younger than 16 has been filed in the nation’s highest court, two weeks before the world-first law is set ... 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

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

Explained: How Australia's Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16 Will Work

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