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Countries Seeking to Impose Social Media Restrictions for Minors
After Australia's social media ban for children under 16, global attention has shifted to other countries seeking to put ...
YourTango10d
Mom Says Australia’s Decision To Ban Social Media For Kids Under 16 Is ‘Garbage’
In late November 2024, Australia implemented a ban on social media for kids under 16, one of the first laws of its kind. The ...
Al Jazeera on MSN2d
After Australia’s ban, Indonesia mulls minimum age for social media
As the mother of an 18-month-old daughter, Laila Lubis is busy experiencing the challenges and joys of new motherhood. Though ...
Despite Australia's strict social media ban for minors, a YouTube exemption poses risks
Australia's government carved out an exemption for YouTube when it passed laws banning social media access for children under ...
The Straits Times12d
Despite Australia’s strict social media ban for minors, a YouTube exemption poses risks
SYDNEY – Australia's ... tool and not "a core social media application". The initial ban was meant to include YouTube but after hearing from company executives and children's content creators ...
Mena FN27d
Australia Bans Social Media For Children Under Age 16
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.
朝日新聞社3d
Australian Parliament bans social media ban for under-16s with world-first law
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 ...
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Social media sites call for Australia to delay its ban on children younger than 16
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 ...
Bill Gates says ban on under-16s using social media is likely a ‘smart thing’
Bill Gates says ban on under-16s using social media is likely a ‘smart thing’ - Bill Gates says it will be ‘fascinating’ to ...
School kids are behaving better since mobile phones were banned in schools nationwide
Students across the country are less distracted since mobile phones were banned in the classrooms, new research shows.
The Straits Times26d
Indonesia’s plan to restrict children from social media lauded, but some concerns raised
with the government aiming for a law to protect children online. The plan follows Australia’s passing of a law in late 2024 banning under-16s from using social media. An age-assurance trial to ...
The Conversation16d
Australia’s social media ban shows how extreme the technology debate has become – there’s a better way
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 ...