Australia is banning young teens from social media. Could it happen in the US?

A world-first ban on major social media platforms for children under the age of 16 goes into effect in Australia on Wednesday ...

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 ...

Australian social media ban: when does it start, how will it work and what apps are being banned for under-16s?

Will the ban be delayed or postponed, and how will age verification work? Here’s everything you need to know ...
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Australia’s social media ban for young people takes effect

Children under 16 can no longer access 10 of the world's biggest platforms, including Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.

Australia boots kids under 16 off social media: how platforms are responding

Australia is joining a wave of governments around the globe in regulating how kids spend their time online. On December 10th, ...

Australia Bans Teens From Social Media – Will Other Countries Follow?

Under-16s in Australia will no longer be able to access X, TikTok and other social networks. Will other countries now seek to ...

Reddit says Australia’s under-16 social media ban ‘legally erroneous’

Australia's world-first legislation comes into effect December 10, curbing the globe's most popular social media platforms ...
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Tyrant of the year 2025: Vladimir Putin

Children are happiness” Putin likes to say, but does happiness look like a forced daily diet of militarised propaganda, which ...

Will Australia’s social media ban for under-16s be a success? It's unlikely, and here’s why

Australia is doing what no other democracy has done so far. Starting tomorrow (December 10), all those under the age of 16 ...

This country banned social media for young teens. Most don’t plan to comply.

Pulling the plug on the biggest social media apps has broad support in parliament and the public at large. Most kids say they plan by whatever means to skirt it.
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Alternative communication apps for teens surge in the Australian charts as kids move from banned platforms

Alternative social media platforms like Lemon8, Yope and Coverstar have soared up app store charts as young users shift away ...