Global tech giants including Meta, TikTok and Google have heavily criticized Australian legislation to ban children under 16 ...
Tech companies are urging Australia's government to delay its proposed social media ban for under-16s amid criticism that the ...
Australia has passed the world's first ban on social media use by children under 16 years old, a law that could hurt ...
Most tech giants have said they will comply with the ban as the government has imposed a fine of up to $50m if they fail to ...
Critics say big questions remain not only about how the new law will be enforced, but also about whether the ban will really ...
Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that has gripped the ...
Australia's full legislature has now passed a bill that will soon ban children under the age of 16 from using most social ...
From late 2025, platforms including Meta's (META.O) Instagram, Elon Musk's X, TikTok and Snapchat (SNAP.N) must show ...
The ban will give social media companies one year to determine how to best implement the age limit and prevent teens and ...
The landmark Social Media Minimum Age bill sets Australia up as a test case for a growing number of governments.
The main goal behind the under-16 social media ban is to shield future generations from toxic online content. Although it ...
A social media ban for children under 16 will be the first law in the world to levy fines on TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, ...