From December 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok - one of the toughest online crackdowns in the ...

Australia has become the first nation to legally restrict access to major social media platforms for users under the age of 16, a groundbreaking move that could set a global precedent. The legislation ...

Governments are studying the decision to prohibit youths from using platforms like Facebook and TikTok as worries grow about the potential harm they cause.

The Australian government announced that YouTube will be among the social media platforms that must ensure account holders are at least 16 years old from December, reversing a position taken months ...

Australia's banning social media for kids this week. Here's how it's being enforced. Australia's social media ban for children under 16 will come into effect this Wednesday, Dec. 10. Platforms such as ...

(Sydney, May 26, 2025) - Australia’s reelected Labor government should show national leadership by raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility and ending the incarceration of children as young ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but warned the ...

With Australia's social media ban coming into force this week, a new survey from Monash University has found that almost 4 out of 5 Australian adults support the Australian government's social media ...