Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its parliament approved the world's strictest laws. The ...
The ban could see technology companies such as Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat fined up to $32.5 million if they fail to ...
Australians reacted on Friday with a mixture of anger and relief to a social media ban on children under 16 that the ...
From late 2025, platforms including Meta's (META.O) Instagram, Elon Musk's X, TikTok and Snapchat (SNAP.N) must show ...
In Sydney, reaction to the ban was mixed. Children, meanwhile, said they would try to find a way around the ban.
The ban will give social media companies one year to determine how to best implement the age limit and prevent teens and ...
Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that has gripped the ...
Australia has passed a first-ever social media ban for youth, barring children under the age of 16 from using the platforms.
The ban, among the toughest in the world, has broad public support, but it has been criticized by experts who say it could ...
The law would fine social media platforms like TikTok, Facebook, X, and Instagram for failing to stop children younger than ...
A social media ban for children under 16 will be the first law in the world to levy fines on TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, ...