Australia advances a social media ban for minors under 16

Australia is moving closer to implementing what could be the world’s first national ban on social media use by children under 16, marking a potential setback for major platforms like Meta (Facebook, ... Read More

Underage Aussie kids won’t be punished if they access social media under incoming ban

Underage children will not face repercussions if they circumnavigate the federal government’s looming social media ban, with Australia’s eSafety Commissioner confirming that the platforms themselves ... Read More

Australian regulator and YouTube spar over under-16s social media ban

Australia seeks to become the first country to fine social media firms if they fail to block users aged under 16. Read More

Kids under 16 may soon face social media ban after Australia proves it has tech for age verification

Australia is set to ban under-16s from social media by 2025, after trials show that age verification technology can work effectively without compromising user privacy or collecting sensitive data. Read More

A psychologist’s take on children, social media, anxiety and mental health

Clinical psychologist Danielle Einstein has specialised in treating anxiety among children for almost 30 years. She sees first-hand those consequences within her own private practice and among the ... Read More

Social media ban for children is ‘destined to fail’ unless parents address their own smart phone addiction, pyschologist warns

Australia will lead the world when it brings in the ban later this year. A psychologist who briefed the law said there’s only one way for it to work. Read More

Social media’s age verification crisis: Can platforms solve the technical and ethical puzzle?

The demand for robust, ethical, and privacy-first verification systems is growing rapidly, explains, CEO and co-founder of Ondato. Read More

New YouTube Rule Bars Kids Under 16 From Going Live

In an effort to protect the online safety of young content creators, YouTube will be enforcing a new rule that prohibits a user under 16 from streaming live ... Read More

Australian trial says tech for social media teen ban can work

Australia's world-leading ban on under-16s joining social media sites cleared a big hurdle Friday as a trial found digital age checks can work "robustly and effectively." ... Read More

Australia social media teen ban software trial organisers say the tech works

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Some age-checking applications collect too much data and no product works 100% of the time, but using software to enforce a teenage social media ban can work in Australia, the head ... Read More

Australia regulator and YouTube spar over under-16s social media ban

Australia's internet watchdog and YouTube exchanged barbs on Tuesday after the regulator urged the government to reverse a planned exemption for the Alphabet-owned video-sharing platform from its ... Read More

Australia regulator calls to add YouTube to under-16s social media ban

Australia is reviewing whether to expand its groundbreaking social media ban for under-16s to include YouTube, after the country’s internet safety regulator said the Google-owned video sharing website ... Read More