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Australia moves first with bold social media ban for under 16s

Children across Australia will wake up on Wednesday unable to log into their social media accounts, as the country becomes ...

Australia's Social Media Ban for Under-16s Begins: Which Apps Are Hit and Who Escaped the Crackdown?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has already described the ban as a success because it has prompted families to discuss social ...
The Economist

From social media to porn, age checks are spreading across the web

To cheers in some quarters and wails in others, various countries are making parts of the web off limits to minors. Australia ...

Australia Has Banned Social Media for Kids Under 16. How Does It Work?

Young teenagers in Australia have been barred from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok in one of ...

Social media ban explained: when does it start in Australia, how will it work and what apps are being banned for under-16s?

Has the ban started, and how will age verification work? Here’s everything you need to know ...

'Taking back control': Australian PM Albanese hails social media ban for teens

Teens under the age of 16 lost their social media accounts on platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok as the government ...

Australia’s social media ban for kids is here. Experts warn it could have ‘a lot of mistakes'

Experts say Australia’s new social media ban might not change children’s online lives as much as regulators hope. View on ...

Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s about to come into effect

New legislation will prevent millions of children from having accounts on platforms such as Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram.
Tampa Free Press on MSN

Predator hunting ground: Florida AG slaps Roblox with massive lawsuit over child safety

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a sweeping lawsuit against the gaming giant Roblox on Thursday, accusing the ...
Cebu Daily News on MSN

Australia bans under-16s from social media starting December 10

SYDNEY, Australia-Australia banned young teenagers from social media effective Wednesday, December 10, launching a ...
IBTimes UK

Over 1 Million Australian Kids Locked Out of Social Media

More than one million Australian children awoke on Wednesday locked out of their social media accounts under a world-first ban that bars anyone under 16 from major platforms. Prime Minister Anthony ...

Alternative Social Media Apps Kids in Australia Are Turning to After Under-16 Ban

Australia's world-first social media ban is now in effect, but children are migrating to lesser-known platforms outside the restricted list. Here's what parents need to know about these apps.