Australia shares rules for under-16 social media ban

Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells outlined rules for social media companies to follow as the nation prepares to enforce a ban on social media for children younger than 16 before the end ... Read More

Australia warns social media over age checks as child ban plan moves forward

Authorities say that social media platforms should not require age verification for all users when a ban on children under 16 having accounts goes into effect in December in Australia ... Read More

What social media platforms will — and won't — have to do under Australia's under-16s ban

Australia's eSafety commissioner has unveiled guidelines for social media companies to comply with age restriction laws that will come into effect on 10 December. Here's what we know. Read More

Social media ban: Albanese government lays out details of new laws for under 16s

Tech platforms will be forced to detect and deactivate underage accounts as part of the Albanese Government’s world-first social media ban for people under 16 years of age. Social media companies will ... Read More

Australia releases new details on its social media ban for teens

Australia’s government has released new details on how its upcoming law banning children under 16 from opening social media accounts will be enforced. Read More

Australia warns social media platforms against age verification for all ahead of ban for children

Australian authorities said Tuesday that social media platforms should not demand age verification for all account holders starting from December, when a ban on children under 16 having accounts goes ... Read More

Social giants hit with rules ahead of December 10 social media age ban

Social media platforms will not be able to rely on users to self-declare their ages under the incoming social media ban for children under 16, and will need to created layered approach to prevent ... Read More

Australia wants 'minimally invasive' age checks under teen social media ban

Australia urged social media platforms on Tuesday to employ "minimally invasive" methods to check the age of users covered by its world-first teen social media ban, which take into account artificial ... Read More

Australia social media ban for under-16s: platforms told to deactivate accounts

Social media companies will be required to detect and deactivate accounts held by underage children when Australia's world-first under-16 ban comes into effect in December, the government revealed on ... Read More

Australia adds YouTube to social media ban for under 16s

Australia has reversed a decision that omitted YouTube from its ban on social media platforms for teenagers. A youth social media law will come into effect starting in December.Australia is banning ... Read More

Australia to include YouTube in ban on child social media ban

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, seen here at a press conference in Canberra, Australia, in April of 2024. File Photo by EPA-EFE/LUKAS COCH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT July 30 (UPI) --The ... Read More

Europe Will Study Social Media Bans for Children Under 16

The European Commission said it would examine possible restrictions on social media for children under 16 years old following similar rules planned in Australia. Read More