Social Media News Big Tech Says Australia Rushed Social Media Ban For Youths Under 16

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

World watches first teen social media ban start in Australia

Australia’s social media ban for youths took effect Wednesday, a landmark move that’s drawn global attention at a time governments are increasingly enacting rules to shield minors from toxic content ... Read More

Why Some Countries May Copy Australia’s Ban on Children’s Use of Social Media

Governments are studying the decision to prohibit youths from using platforms like Facebook and TikTok as worries grow about the potential harm they cause. Read More

Australia launches youth social media ban it says will be the world's 'first domino'

Can children and teenagers be forced off social media en masse? 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

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

SYDNEY (Reuters) -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 ... Read More

Australia is booting kids under 16 off social media. Some senators hope the US is next: 'Our lack of action is inexcusable.'

Australia's new law requires social media companies to bar young teenagers from opening accounts. US Senators are trying to do something similar. Read More

Australia boots kids under 16 off social media: how platforms are responding

Australia is joining a wave of governments around the globe in regulating how kids spend their time online. On December 10th, most major social media platforms will boot children in the country under ... Read More

The world watches as 1st teen social media ban starts in Australia

Australia becomes the world’s first democracy to undertake such a crackdown in response to growing concerns about social media’s harms ... Read More

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

SYDNEY, Nov 28 (Reuters) - 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 ... Read More

Australia will enforce a social media ban for children under 16 despite a court challenge

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government said young children will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a rights advocacy group on Wednesday challenging the ... Read More

Australia banned social media for kids—experts share what parents must know

"Australia's new restrictions will not solve all negative effects associated with social media," one expert told Newsweek. Read More