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

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

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 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

Australia’s new law bans children under 16 from using social media

Australia is implementing a new law banning social media use for children under 16, effective December 10, 2025. This world-leading legislation aims to protect childhood and empower parents by ... Read More

Will Australia's social media ban for kids become a global norm?

Australia will be the first country in the world to ban social media usage for children under 16. Will this become a new normal for the rest of the world? Read More

Australia’s under-16 social media ban could be set up to fail, Melissa McIntosh says

A lack of clarity around age verification methods could set Australia’s world-first social media ban up to fail, despite it taking effect in four weeks, a senior Liberal claims. Read More

Australia to ban social media for children under 16 from December 10

Under the act, social media companies are required to "take reasonable steps" to ensure underage do not have an account on their respective platforms. 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

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

Australia has added Reddit and Kick to its list of social media platforms that must ban children under 16 from having accounts. Read More

Australia adds Reddit and Kick to world-leading social media ban for 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. 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