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

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

Australia's social media ban for kids under 16 goes into effect

Australia’s social media ban for children 16 and under officially went into effect at midnight local time on Dec. 10. Read More

Australia Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16 Goes Into Effect: New Internet Safety Law Explained

Australia's groundbreaking social media ban for children under 16, aimed at combating cyberbullying and harmful content, sets a global precedent in online safety laws. under-16 social media ... Read More

Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban

By Byron Kaye and Renju Jose SYDNEY, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Australia became on Wednesday the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access in a move welcomed by many parents ... Read More

Australia’s Social Media Ban Has Officially Taken Effect— Here’s What To Know

Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under 16. Here’s everything you need to know about the new law. 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

Grassroots First Nations organisation flags concern for at-risk youth under social media ban

Social media can help at-risk youth connect with support services, so what impact will the federal government's under-16s ban have on those community hubs? Read More

Australia’s Bold Strike: World’s First Under-16 Social Media Ban Deletes 500K Accounts Overnight

In a global first, Australia mandates platforms to block under-16s from social media with hefty fines, sparking debates on child safety versus digital rights. Read More

Reddit says Australia's under-16 social media ban 'legally erroneous'

Online discussion site Reddit on Tuesday condemned Australia's imminent social media ban for under-16s as "legally erroneous" but said it would comply with the landmark crackdown. Read More

How do social media rules for under 16s differ around the world?

So how does Australia's ban on social media for under 16s compare to rules in other countries to protect young people online? Let's take a look. Read More

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

Meta announced Thursday that it will close the Instagram and Facebook accounts of Australian users under age 16 early next month as the country’s landmark social media ban begins to take effect. The ... Read More

What to know about Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16

The landmark law—the first of its kind in the world—kicked in on Wednesday. Read More