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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.
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.
TikTok is just days away from potentially being banned in the US and here's everything you need to know about it.
Australia’s Social Media Ban Explained Citing the potential risks social media poses to adolescents’ health, the Australian government announced its plans on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
A separation between our government and Big Tech will be crucial to defending democracy—both nationally and globally—for ...
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.
Popular video-sharing app TikTok is still available to US users only because President Trump issued an executive order in ...
Australia has passed ground-breaking legislation to outright ban social media for anyone under 16; how to actually enforce it, though, remains a mystery.
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 ...
Australia Has Barred Everyone Under 16 From Social Media. Will It Work? The law sets a minimum age for users of platforms like TikTok, Instagram and X.
The short form video platform has canvassed prospective candidates to lead its local policy operation in Australia, as part ...
Australia will lead the world when it brings in the ban later this year. A psychologist who briefed the law said there’s only ...