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Australia wants to lead the big tech crackdown
Mr Albanese’s government believes that it is so bad for adolescent health that it should be treated no differently from ...
Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?
It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, ...
Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could it work in the US?
It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, ...
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Commentary: Australia’s under-16 social media ban - a flawed ultimatum to Big Tech is better than nothing
Australia's blanket age ban has its imperfections, but forcing conversations to safeguard the next generation may be better ...
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Why Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Alarms Big Tech
Social media companies argue Australia’s under-16 ban undermines business models reliant on unrestricted, frictionless user ...
A Flawed Ultimatum to Big Tech Is Better Than Nothing
Australia's under-16 social media ban has reverberated around the world. The US hasn’t passed federal law aimed at digital ...
After Social Media Ban, Australia Proposes Law to Fine Big Tech Over Digital Competition
The proposed law would empower Australia's competition regulator to oversee compliance, investigate anti-competitive ...
Tech firms criticize Australia’s ‘rushed’ social media ban for kids
Last year, France passed legislation that requires children under 15 to get a parent’s permission before getting a social ...
Australia to keep kids off social media as governments grapple with Big Tech guardrails
Children and teens under the age of 16 in Australia will soon be blocked from creating accounts on social media in a sweeping ...
Asia debates Australia’s ban on ‘brain rot’ social media for children: safety or control?
As Thailand's youth advocate for similar bans on under-16s, Malaysia and Singapore ramp up their own efforts to combat online ...
If you can't beat social media or ban it, join it?
Mediawatch - Australia's social media ban for under-16s was cheered on by the media, but it also highlighted their own dependency on big tech - and our own government's hands-off approach.
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Australia's social media ban for under-16s sparks debate
Australia is set to completely ban access to social media for under-16s. The drastic move was passed in a bill at the end of November and would be a world first for the nation of 3.3 million young ...