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

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

Australia says social media ban will not age test all users

Australia will not require social media giants to verify the ages of all users under its ban on under-16s using the platforms, Canberra said Tuesday. 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

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. The guidelines expand on earlier advice from the ... Read More

Software owned by Australian banks being tested for social media ban

Software owned by Australia's biggest banks is being tested as a way to comply with a teen social media ban that begins in December, people involved in the process said, potentially involving the ... 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

Australia expands teen social media ban to YouTube

The global conversation about how social media affects the mental health of children and teens is intensifying, yet Australia has taken a leading initiative by pushing stricter regulations. By adding ... Read More

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

A majority of adults in 30 countries believe children under 14 should be banned from social media, according to an Ipsos survey. Photo from Sanket Mishra via Unsplash Support for banning young ... Read More

YouTube will be included in Australia's social media ban for children after all

YouTube will be included in Australia's social media ban for children under 16, as reported by Bloomberg. The country's Labor government said that the site will be subject to the same rules as other ... 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