Children under the age of 16 in Australia are no longer allowed to have social media accounts. The Australian government says ...

Kids in Australia will no longer be able to have accounts on social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat as ...

Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government announced YouTube will be among the social media platforms that must ensure account holders are at least 16-years-old from December, reversing a ...

As Germany joins the growing list of European nations considering banning children from social media, the world is looking to Australia. Its ban has now been in place for two months — but what lessons ...

For years, governments have relied largely on platform-led safety tools to manage children’s use of social media. That approach has come under growing scrutiny.

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, Snapchat, ...

Children in Australia under the age of 16 are now legally prevented from using 10 social media apps. This is the first law of its kind in the world. Australian officials admit implementation would be ...

(Bloomberg) -- Young teenagers in Australia have been barred from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok in one of the toughest crackdowns on digital platforms in the democratic ...