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

Australia is banning children under 16 from social media: Here’s what happens now

With Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 just a week away, we break down what it is about, how it works, and which platforms are affected. 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

Teens fight social media ban in Australian high court

Two Australian teens, along with a rights organization, are fighting the country's social media ban for those under 16 in the country's supreme court. 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

Premier Peter Malinauskas moves to defend under-16 social media ban in High Court

Premier Peter Malinauskas is moving to defend the under-16 social media ban in the High Court, in the face of a teenage constitutional challenge to the world-leading laws. Read More

Australian teenagers ask high court to block social media ban

A group called the Digital Freedom Project said it had launched proceedings in a bid to block the law, with two 15-year-olds, Noah Jones and Macy Neyland, as plaintiffs. Read More

Australia is banning social media for kids under 16. How will it work?

The Australian government has so far named ten platforms to be included in the ban: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube, Reddit and streaming platforms Kick and Twitch. Read More

After Australia, Malaysia to ban under-16 children from social media

After Australia, now Malaysia to ban children under 16 from social media - Malaysia joins growing list of countries imposing ban on social media usage for children ... Read More

Questions remain as Australia moves to ban social media for kids under 16

In a few weeks, Australia will become the first country to ban children below the age of 16 from having social media accounts. Read More

Social media ban for under-16s? The idea's catching on

The European Parliament has called for a region-wide prohibition on social media use for anyone younger than 16. The proposal marks one of the bloc’s strongest stances yet on safeguarding minors onlin ... Read More

Malaysia to ban social media for users under 16

Malaysia will bar children under 16 from social media platforms beginning next year, similar to the way Australia and Denmark have. Read More

Australian teenagers ask high court to block incoming social-media ban

Australian media has reported that YouTube also threatened to take a high court challenge on the grounds the ban burdened political communication. Governments and tech firms around the world are ... Read More