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

Australia ban offers test on social media harm

Australia's under-16 social media ban will make the nation a real-life laboratory on how best to tackle the technology's impact on young people, experts say. 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

The World Watches as Australia Prepares for Youth Social Media Ban

We’re kicking off the week with a close look at how Australia’s trailblazing move to ban young people from popular social media services like TikTok and Instagram is paving the way for other countries ... Read More

How will Meta implement Australia’s looming under-16 social media ban?

Australia-based users under the age of 16 will be banned from Meta’s social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Threads from December 10. Read More

'Make the platforms safer': What young people really think about the Australia social media ban

From next Dec. 3, thousands of young Australians under 16 will lose access to their accounts across 10 social media platforms, as the teen social media ban takes effect. Read More

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

The Australian government says children under 16 will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a legal challenge ... Read More

Australian Teens Seek Injunction to Block Nationwide Social Media Cut-Off

The impending ban is facing a constitutional challenge from two 15-year-olds, who are backed by the advocacy group, the Digital Freedom Project. Read More

TikTok, Instagram Ban for Australian Kids Heralds Global Curbs

Australia will soon ban its youth from popular services like TikTok and Instagram, becoming the world’s first democracy to carry out such a crackdown in response to growing concerns about social media ... 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

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 social media ban is “problematic,” but platforms will comply anyway

Social media platforms have agreed to comply with Australia’s social media ban for users under 16 years old, begrudgingly embracing the world’s most restrictive online child safety law. On Tuesday, ... Read More

Teens fight social media ban in Australian high court

Two Australian teens, along with a rights organization, are fighting the country's social media ban for those under 16 in the country's supreme court. Read More