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

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

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

The landmark legislation setting some of the world's most stringent limits on social media was approved by Australia's parliament ... UTC · Updated ago Boards, Policy & Regulationcategory ...

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 ...

The 2024 Reuters Institute global Digital News Report found a rise in selective news avoidance. Across the nations surveyed, ...

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 ...

Children in Australia are able to easily bypass ... "There is still significant work to be done by any social media platforms relying on truthful self-declaration to determine age with enforcement ...

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

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 ...

TikTok's Australian policy director Ella Woods-Joyce said YouTube had been handed a "sweetheart deal" that gave it an unfair advantage. "Handing one major social media platform a sweetheart deal ...

MELBOURNE, Australia ... “The social media ban legislation has been released and passed within a week and, as a result, no one can confidently explain how it will work in practice – the ...