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 platforms against age verification for all ahead of a ban on 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

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 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

YouTube to be included in Australia’s social media ban for children under 16

Australia has picked a fight with the world’s largest video platform by backtracking on an earlier promise to exclude YouTube in its social media ban for children under 16. The Labor government said ... Read More

Should kids use social media? Global opinion has shifted, new poll finds

Support for banning young children from social media is growing worldwide, according to a new survey. In an Ipsos poll conducted throughout 30 countries, an average of 71% of respondents said children ... Read More

French MPs call for social media ban for under-15s and night curfew for teens

Children under 15 in France should be banned from using social media, while those aged 15 to 18 should face a night-time "digital curfew", a French parliamentary committee urged on Thursday. 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

Australia to include YouTube in ban on child social media ban

July 30 (UPI) --The Australian government has announced that YouTube will be included in new legislation that bans children under the age of 16 from using social media. The Labor government announced ... Read More