Social Media News Australian Parliament Bans Social Media For Under 16s With World First Law

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

Digital exile: Aussie influencers move overseas to dodge under-16 social media ban

An Australian family have made the bold decision to relocate overseas, allowing their children to continue their online careers amid an impending social me ... Read More

Teenage entrepeneurs, musicians worry social media ban will impact business

Some teenagers who use social media to grow their small businesses or for creative pursuits like music have raised concerns about its impacts. The federal government says it expects all accounts held ... Read More

Tech companies start to comply with Australia's teen social media ban

Online platforms will ping Australian teenagers through over a million accounts in coming days offering a choice: download data, freeze profiles or lose the lot when a world-first ban on kids using ... Read More

Surprise additions to final list of tech platforms banned for teens

The Albanese government has revealed the final list of eight platforms banned for people under 16 from December 10 in its world-first social media ban. Read More

Big tech stops complaining, starts complying with Australia's teen social media ban

Australia will ban under-16s from social media from December 10, forcing platforms like TikTok, Snapchat and Meta to block young users. Teens can download or delete data or verify age through apps. 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