Communications Minister Anika Wells has refused to reveal which TikTok-aligned lobbyists met her staff at a secret introductory meeting and whether they pressured Labor to ban YouTube for kids.

Australia to ban TikTok, Instagram, and X for under 16s. “Social media is doing harm to our kids and I’m calling time on it,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

A social media ban for children under 16 will be the first law in the world to levy fines on TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram for allowing youth accounts.

US TikTok Ban In the U.S., efforts to restrict access to social media have mostly been centered on TikTok , which has been targeted by both the Trump and Biden administrations as well as several ...

Australia's full legislature has now passed a bill that will soon ban children under the age of 16 from using most ... which will see social media companies such as TikTok, Facebook ...

Australians reacted with a mixture of anger and relief to a social media ban on children under 16 that the government says is world-leading, but which tech giants like TikTok argue could push ...

The Brief. The Australian Senate passed a law to ban children under 16 from having social media accounts. Social media platforms like TikTok, Facebook, X, and Instagram could be fined for failing ...

The short form video platform has canvassed prospective candidates to lead its local policy operation in Australia, as part ...

However, if a TikTok ban actually holds up in the US long-term and 170 million users are suddenly removed, it seems likely that the way we use the app will change significantly. Tags: tiktok ...

Popular video-sharing app TikTok is still available to US users only because President Trump issued an executive order in ...

Late last month, the Land Down Under passed ground-breaking legislation to outright ban social media for anyone under 16. The new rules toss TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X, and Instagram ...