Social Media News A Social Media Ban In Australia For Children Under 16 Is First In The World

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 adds Reddit, Kick to social media ban for children under 16

Australia to restrict access to nine social media platforms for children under the age of 16 from December 10. Read More

Which social media platforms will be forced to ban Australian users under the age of 16?

Nine platform are included in Australia's world-first social media ban for under 16s next month, however the regulator warns that list could grow. Read More

Everything you need to know about the under-16s social media ban in Australia

Australia is about to introduce one of the world’s strictest social media age limits, with a nationwide ban on under-16s holding accounts on major platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, ... 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 Widens Under-16 Social Media Ban to Include Reddit

Australia broadened its social media ban for under-16s to include some second-tier platforms including Reddit, a little more than a month before the world-first legislation takes effect. Read More

World's Strictest Social Media Law: 9 Platforms Must Block Everyone Under 16 or Pay $33M

Australia expanded its world-first under-16 social media ban to include Reddit and Kick, effective December 10. Nine platforms—Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Threads, Reddit, and ... Read More

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

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 the world with one of the ... Read More

Australia names 9 social media platforms subject to ban on child users

Australia will soon become the first country in the world to introduce a sweeping ban on children under 16 years of age from using social media platforms. Read More

Australia adds Reddit and Kick to social media platforms banning children under 16

Australia has added message board Reddit and livestreaming service Kick to its list of social media platforms that must ban children younger than 16 from holding accounts. The platforms join Facebook, ... Read More

Reddit will be included in Australia's looming under-16 social media ban

Reddit won't escape Australia's child social media ban. The Guardian reports that Communications Minister Anika Wells announced Reddit's addition on Wednesday. The nation's law, which blocks children ... Read More

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

America’s most popular social news forum, Reddit, has been added to Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16, which will take effect from December ... Read More