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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

but children often bypass restrictions using loopholes like fake IDs or adults’ accounts, leaving policymakers with enforcement challenges. Australia’s ban on social media for kids under 16 ...

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 ...