Australia's House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media, leaving it to the Senate to finalize the world-first law. The major ...

Meanwhile, social media firms, who could face fines of up to Aus$50 million (US$32.5 million) for failing to impose the ban, ...

There is widespread backing for the law that would fine platforms for systemic failures to prevent young children from ...