Social Media News Australia Passes Landmark Social Media Ban For Under 16s

Under-16s lose access to Instagram and Facebook in Australia ahead of landmark social media ban

Australia has a reputation for taking on tech giants, but experts worry about the impact of its world-first social media ban on privacy and shrinking spaces for youths. 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

What is Australia’s new under-16 social media ban? - EXPLAINED

Australia will ban social media for under-16s from December 2025, requiring strict age verification. Major platforms must comply, aiming to reduce online harms and improve young people’s digital ... Read More

Australian teenagers ask High Court to block social media ban

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 to take effect. Read More

High Court challenge launched against Australia's social media ban for under-16s

From December 10, platforms including Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok will have to take “reasonable steps” to keep under 16s off their sites. On Wednesday, the Digital Freedom Project and two young ... Read More

Australia is about to ban under-16s from social media. Here's what kids can do right now to prepare.

If you’re a young person in Australia, you probably know new social media rules are coming in December. If you and your friends are under 16, you might be locked out of the social media spaces you use ... 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

Livestream giant Twitch to ban under-16s in Australia

Livestream giant Twitch will be forced to remove all users under the age of 16 when Australia's strict social media laws take effect next month, Canberra's online regulator said Friday. 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

Reddit added to Australia's social media ban on under-16s

Popular forum site Reddit has been added to Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16 that starts next month. Live-streaming platform Kick will also be included, bringing the ... Read More

Australia prohibits Kick and Reddit from under-16s in a sweeping social media ban

TL;DR: Australia's eSafety Commission expands its social media ban to restrict users under 16 from Reddit and Kick, joining platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Enforced by December 10, non-compliance ... Read More