The Australian law puts the onus for stopping kids under 16 years of age from accessing social media on the shoulders of tech ...

"Social media is doing harm to our kids, and I'm calling time on it." So said Australia's prime minister ... And frankly, said Reuters, it's not going to work. No attempts to enforce age ...

Australia passed a law banning social media for all people under 16 years old. Now, some of those companies — namely Meta, ...

Tech companies like Meta, Snapchat, and TikTok urge Australia to apply its social media ban law consistently, criticizing the ...

Kids in Australia routinely use social media ... “There is still significant work to be done by any social media platforms relying on truthful self-declaration to determine age with enforcement ...

Tech giants Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms , Snapchat and TikTok have urged Australia to reconsider a decision ...

Meta, TikTok, and Snap say the federal government’s plan to make Google’s YouTube exempt from Australia’s ban of under-16s ...

Australia's plan to exempt YouTube from a world-leading teen social media ban is "illogical" and a "mockery", rival tech ...

Meta Platforms, TikTok, Snapchat and other leading social media platforms probably have more than 1 million underage users in Australia, a regulatory report said, highlighting the scale of policy ...

Australia has taken things one step further, actually legislating the matter. However, many parents are unhappy with the law and say it doesn't address the actual problems social media causes.

More than 80% of Australian children aged eight to 12 use social media or messaging services that are only meant to be for over-13s, according to new research. It comes as Australia plans to ...

An eSafety report reveals that Australian children ... effect at the end of 2025. The new policy will require: Strict age verification measures by social media companies Government oversight ...