Blowback to social media and its effects on young people are reverberating across the globe. Many countries have announced ...

(Bloomberg) -- Young teenagers in Australia have been barred from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok in one of the toughest crackdowns on digital platforms in the democratic ...

A 13-year-old boy displays a message on his mobile phone from social media platform Snapchat after his account was locked for age verification in Sydney on December 9, 2025. Reporter Kids in Australia ...

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Australia's social media ban for children under 16 will come into effect this Wednesday, Dec. 10. Platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube have already begun disabling users' ...

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 ...

Australia becomes the first democracy to ban social media for under-16s starting December 10, with tech firms facing fines up to $32 million for noncompliance. Policymakers from Brazil to Denmark are ...

From 10 December, social media companies will have to take "reasonable steps" to ensure that under-16s in Australia cannot set up accounts on their platforms and that existing accounts are deactivated ...

The road to hell is paved with good intentions — and so is the path to a potential surveillance state. After losing its high-profile case in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia last ...

Age assurance, an umbrella term that refers to technologies for verifying, estimating, or inferring an internet user’s age, is being thrust into the global spotlight thanks to a blanket ban on social ...

Australia's social media ban for children 16 and under officially went into effect at midnight local time on Dec. 10. Many child advocates and parents have welcomed the ban, a global first, calling it ...