Australia is the first country to ban social media for kids under 16. Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...

Kids in Australia will no longer be able to have accounts on social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat as ...

A world-first ban on major social media platforms for children under the age of 16 goes into effect in Australia on Wednesday ...

A 'ban' on social media for under-16s has come into force in Australia. Although there's no such legislation looming here, ...

Professor Debi Fry, an expert in child protection research at the University of Edinburgh, welcomed the ban as a "necessary ...

The detox wasn’t absolute. Participants were spending about two hours a day on social media. During the detox, that dropped ...

Move welcomed by many parents and child advocates but criticised by major technology companies and free-speech advocates.

The social media accounts of Australians aged under-16 must be deactivated, with companies facing fines for not complying.

Aussie teens are already looking for ways to bypass the country’s landmark under-16 social media ban after it kicked in. But ...

Federal legislation introduced Tuesday proposes new measures to address hateful and controlling behaviour toward women and ...

This is the fifth in our 2025 “Health Matters” series focused on health topics in South Snohomish County and sponsored by the Verdant Health Commission. Read past articles in this […] ...