In late November 2024, Australia implemented a ban on social media for kids under 16, one of the first laws of its kind. The ...

Australia's government carved out an exemption for YouTube when it passed laws banning social media access for children under ...

Australia plans to ban children from social media Albanese said on Monday that social media firms would be required to destroy personal data used to verify ages of users, as part of what the ...

After Australia's social media ban for children under 16, global attention has shifted to other countries seeking to put ...

Australia has passed a new law that bans social media for children ... plans to trial an age-verification system that may include biometrics or government identification to enforce the ban.

As the mother of an 18-month-old daughter, Laila Lubis is busy experiencing the challenges and joys of new motherhood. Though ...

Students across the country are less distracted since mobile phones were banned in the classrooms, new research shows.

MELBOURNE--An advocate for major social media platforms told an Australian Senate committee Monday that laws to ban children younger ... the digital industry in Australia including X, Instagram ...

MELBOURNE, Australia--A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat ...

Those who approve of the proposal tend to consider that children are being exploited ... the dilemmas of our everyday lives. The ban on social media in Australia, or indeed on any technology ...

The Australian parliament last year passed a ban on social media for children, a world-first law due to take effect late this year. The law will make platforms such as TikTok, Facebook ...

The recent decision by the Australian government to introduce a ban on social media for under-16s has been received with both praise and condemnation. Those who approve of the proposal tend to ...