The measure is one of the most sweeping efforts in the world to safeguard children from the harms of the platforms.

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

With Australia’s first-of-its-kind social media kicking in for under-16s today, here is a list of the best books to keep your kids entertained this summer.

Australia’s social media ban for children 16 and under officially went into effect at midnight local time on Dec. 10.

Starting Dec. 10, Australia will be the first country to ban social media for kids under 16. Here's why, and if it could ever ...

Only time will tell whether Australia’s bold, world-first experiment will succeed. Despite this, it has set off a global ...

While governments around the world continue to tackle the thorny issue of age verification for certain websites and platforms, Australia is taking a blunter approach. Starting today, the entire ...

The world is watching as Australia becomes the first country to ban under-16s from social media. Adults support it but ...

"Delaying children’s access to social media accounts gives them valuable time to learn and grow, free of the powerful, unseen forces of harmful and deceptive design features such as opaque algorithms ...

Australia will soon ban its youth from popular services like TikTok and Instagram, becoming the world’s first democracy to ...