Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s moved closer to implementation after a key trial found that checking a ...

With so many questions about how this ban will work it might be time for the government to clear a runway for a temporary ...

Australia’s incoming social media ban for children under 16 has got people talking this week as more details emerge about the ...

Underage children will not face repercussions if they circumnavigate the federal government’s looming social media ban, with ...

The demand for robust, ethical, and privacy-first verification systems is growing rapidly, explains, CEO and co-founder of ...

From December, social media companies like Meta's Facebook and Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok will face a fine of as much as ...

“It’s clear that social media companies have to be held accountable, which is what Australia is trying to do,” said Jim Steyer, president and CEO of the nonprofit Common Sense Media. Leaders and ...

Since October 2023, Australia already has a ban in place on the use of smartphones in public schools. Under this new proposed ban, social media would be off limits on all devices – and beyond ...

Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that has gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one ...

Australia’s online regulator called on the government to reverse its controversial exemption for YouTube from a social media ...

A social media ban for children under 16 will be the first law in the world to levy fines on TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram for allowing youth accounts.

Many child safety experts, parents and even teens who have waited to get on social media consider Australia's move a positive ...