Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Facebook-owner Meta Platforms urged the Australian government on Tuesday to delay a bill that will ban most forms ...
Australia Is Moving to Ban Children From Social Media. Will It Work?
The Australian government’s plan to ban children from social media platforms including X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram ...
Social Media Firms Raise 'Serious Concerns' Over Australian U-16 Ban
Australia's proposal to ban under-16s from social media platforms is "rushed", social media companies claimed Tuesday, ...
Meta, TikTok, Google Slam Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban
Global tech giants including Meta, TikTok and Google have heavily criticized Australian legislation to ban children under 16 ...
The backlash against Australia’s ban on social media for children is misguided
While balancing regulation against free speech will be tricky, something needs to be done about the serious problems that ...
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Australia’s teen social media ban loophole means kids can still use TikTok and YouTube Shorts
The federal government says it wants to stop kids from using apps like TikTok. But its legislation won't protect children ...
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Fencing the Ocean: Australia’s Social Media Safety Bill
The Albanese government, armed such problematic instruments as South Australia’s Children (Social Media Safety) Bill 2024, ...
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Google, Meta seek delay on Australia’s controversial social media ban for kids
Google and Meta have called on the Australian government to delay its proposed ban on social media use for children.As per ...
With its social media ban, parliament delivers a performance piece of legislative enshittification that rises to the cultural moment
Yesterday, parliament heard that the major parties will come together and pass a law banning teenagers from social media, ...
ING Australia confirms another major outage
ING Australia has confirmed that a number of its banking systems are again unavailable to customers – the latest in a series ...
LinkedIn: We're too boring for kids for social media ban
Career-networking site LinkedIn has told Australian lawmakers it is too dull for kids to warrant its inclusion in a proposed ...