Kids in Australia will no longer be able to have accounts on social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat as Australia’s under-16 social media ban kicks in Wednesday.

Spain's government called for prosecutors to probe the companies over alleged AI-generated child sexual abuse material.

Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from ...

Meta is urging Australia to reconsider its social media ban for under 16s as teens look to circumvent the law via alternative platforms. The ban restricts access to platforms like Meta's Instagram, ...

Meta and TikTok have faced a grilling on misinformation and whether they would allow climate change denial on their platforms ...

A powerful trade group has branded Australia’s plans to force the tech giants to support local media a “tax” that could breach Australia’s free trade deal with the US.

Tech giant Meta urged Australia on Monday to rethink its world-first social media ban for under-16s, while reporting that it has blocked more than 544,000 accounts under the new law. Australia has ...

Australia’s social media ban for under-16s has taken its latest turn. Meta has wiped over 544,000 teen accounts from Instagram, Facebook, and Threads in just one week — but the tech giant is firing ...

Madrid is requesting prosecutors investigate the social-media platforms for potential crimes against minors linked with the dissemination of images generated by artificial intelligence.