The country is barring children under 16 from social media, with a sweeping federal law that is one of the first attempts at ...

The Australian government has so far named nine platforms to be included in the ban: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube, Reddit and only streaming platform Kick.

From legal challenges to lesser-known apps, the teenagers of Australia are already preparing to push back against a law that ...

From December 10, anyone under the age will be knocked off the biggest social media services, but what if parents want their ...

In the next two weeks, social media platforms will start deactivating accounts for children under 16 in Australia under new laws designed to reduce harm online. Other countries are watching, but some ...

Google and its video platform YouTube have joined Snapchat, TikTok, and Meta in criticising the Albanese government’s ...

Melbourne, Australia — Technology giant Meta on Thursday began sending thousands of young Australians a two-week warning to downland their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, ...

With Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 just a week away, we break down what it is about, how it ...

The Australian government’s world-first banning of under-16s from holding social media accounts is being challenged in the ...

Kids in Australia routinely use social media apps and can bypass the age limit restrictions set by these platforms, suggests a report by the country’s online safety regulator on Thursday. eSafety’s ...