Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that has gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook ...

Six months have passed since Australia's 'world-first' social media minimum age law was passed. Only now are we going to hear the nitty-gritty of what tech companies will need to do.

Australian lawmakers on Thursday approved a landmark ban on social media for children under 16, in some of the world’s ...

Jackie Hallan, a director at the youth mental health service ReachOut, opposed the ban. She said 73% of young people across Australia accessing mental health support did so through social media.

Now, Australia wants to ban social media for everyone under 16. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the plan on Thursday. Australia's social media ban will be introduced into ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced last week that his government plans to ban minors from social media use and will conduct an age verification trial in the upcoming months as a ...

Unless you work in public policy, you may not be aware of the many discussions happening about protecting Australian kids on ...

TikTok is pushing the app’s benefits for teens into as many faces as it can as the under-16 social media ban looms at the end ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has joined other European and North American leaders in a call for age verification ...

There is no doubt social media presents risks to young people. These include cyberbullying, posts related to disordered eating or self-harm, hate speech, and the basic risk of spending long hours ...