The centre-left Labor government of Anthony Albanese has previously said it would give YouTube a waiver, citing the ...

Australia’s bid for a world-first under-16 social media ban hits early resistance as YouTube and the eSafety Commissioner ...

Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s moved closer to implementation after a key trial found that checking a user’s age is technologically possible and can be integrated into existing ...

Australia's world-first social media ban for users under the age of 16 is set to be implemented following a successful trial demonstrating that age verification technology is both feasible and can ...

Meta has announced its support for new EU rules requiring stricter age verification for children accessing social media. This ...

Australia Social Media Ban: The results of the government-backed trial clear the way for the law to come into force by the end of the year. The findings also potentially allow other jurisdictions ...

Research showed Google-owned YouTube was the biggest source of harm for young Australians. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Some age-checking applications collect too much data and no product works 100% of the time, but using software to enforce a ...

Australia Social Media Ban: From December, social media companies like Meta's Facebook and Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok will face a fine of as much as A$49.5 million ($32.17 million) if they ...

A government commissioned survey shows that using online age assurance is wildly popular in theory, but is more complicated — ...