With the world's first social media ban​ for children and teenagers under 16 now in effect in Australia, its initial ...

"Australia's new restrictions will not solve all negative effects associated with social media," one expert told Newsweek.

Australia’s under-16 social media ban took effect Wednesday, forcing major platforms to block young users or face heavy fines.

Australia is about to test one of the world's boldest interventions in child digital life by putting age restrictions on ...

A new law banning kids from prominent social media sites took effect in Australia on Wednesday, teeing up a key test of one ...

The social media accounts of Australians aged under-16 must be deactivated, with companies facing fines for not complying.

Staying in control of their social media lives is difficult enough for many adults, but for children it can be an especially dangerous world in which to dwell. Too often children are glued to their ...

Australia is leading the way as it has become the world's first country to ban children under the age of 16 from using social media. But the move hasn't come without controversy.

Kids in Australia will no longer be able to have accounts on social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat as Australia’s under-16 social media ban kicks in Wednesday.

Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube and Twitch face fines of up to $32.9 million if they fail to take reasonable steps to remove the accounts of Australian ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took ...

One year after the government banned cellphones from schools to help students focus and reduce distractions in class, we’re beginning to see how it has been implemented and how successful it’s been.