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Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown

Australia banned under-16s from social media in a world-first crackdown on Wednesday, declaring it was time to "take back ...

Australia boots kids under 16 off social media: how platforms are responding

Australia is joining a wave of governments around the globe in regulating how kids spend their time online. On December 10th, ...
Business Day

Australia moves first with bold social media ban for under 16s

Children across Australia will wake up on Wednesday unable to log into their social media accounts, as the country becomes ...
Information Age

As of today, under-16s banned from social media

Australia may be first to ban under-16s from social media but it’s far from the only government demanding age verification: ...
Information Age

Australia's under-16s social media ban begins

Australia may be first to ban under-16s from social media but it’s far from the only government demanding age verification: ...

Australia will start banning kids from social media this week—and Malaysia is getting ready to do the same

Other countries are considering less drastic ways to control teenagers' social media use. On Nov. 30, Singapore said it would ...
Khaleej Times on MSN

'Take back control': Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown

Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and X among apps to face fines if they fail to purge Australia-based users younger than 16 ...

Millions of Australian children just lost access to social media. What’s happening and will it work?

Children across Australia will wake up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban ...

Alternative apps gain momentum in Australia after social media ban on teens begins - Check which apps are working and which are banned

Australia's new social media rules for teens are pushing young users to other apps. Platforms like Lemon8, Yope, and ...

Former Facebook boss says tech platforms don’t want social media ban to ‘work well’

As millions of children wake up without access to social media on Wednesday, a former Facebook CEO is saying the platforms do ...
The Punch

Australia bans under-16s from social media

Australia has passed a landmark social media ban for users under 16 on platforms like TikTok & Instagram to protect children ...

Australia's social media ban for under-16s begins: Which apps are hit and who escaped the crackdown?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has already described the ban as a success because it has prompted families to discuss social ...