Social Media News Australia S World First Social Media Ban For Children Under 16 Attracts Mixed Reaction

Australia’s Social Media Ban for Under-16s Is Coming. The Teenagers Are Skeptical.

The country is trying to wean children under 16 off the likes of TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube and Instagram with a new law. The teenagers are skeptical. Read More

What to Know About Australia’s Social Media Ban

The country is barring children under 16 from social media, with a sweeping federal law that is one of the first attempts at a nationwide regulation. Read More

Oprah Winfrey praises Australia's social media ban for children

American talk show host Oprah Winfrey has praised Australia's decision to ban social media for under-16s from next week, saying the move would help young people socialise more. Read More

A look at Australia's upcoming social media ban for children under age 16

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Susan Sawyer of the University of Melbourne about Australia's new ban on social media for children under 16. It goes into effect next week. Read More

Australia says the world will follow social media ban as Meta starts blocking teens

Australia's internet regulator said a teen social media ban would be the first domino to fall in a global push to rein in Big Tech, as Meta's Instagram, Facebook and Threads began locking out hundreds ... Read More

A World Without TikTok? Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban Raises Big Questions

Australia’s new law bans kids under 16 from social media. Here’s why the country is doing it, why teens are pushing back, and what experts worry comes next. 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

Australia’s teens brace for social media ban

Children 16 and under cannot have accounts on major platforms but it’s a ‘no-brainer’ they will find other ways to engage online ... Read More

Meta gives Australian kids 2-week warning to delete accounts as world-first social media age restrictions loom

Melbourne, Australia — Technology giant Meta on Thursday began sending thousands of young Australians a two-week warning to downland their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, ... 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

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

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 crackdowns in the ... Read More

Australia is adding Twitch to its social media ban for children

The breadth and reach of Australia's pioneering social media ban grows as livestream platform Twitch has now been added to the list of banned platforms for users under 16 years of age. The nationwide ... Read More