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 world.

Australia's banning social media for kids this week. Here's how it's being enforced. Australia's social media ban for children under 16 will come into effect this Wednesday, Dec. 10. Platforms such as ...

Many countries are planning to follow Australia's lead in an effort to protect children from the well-documented harms of social media.

Australia is the first country to take such sweeping action, but many countries, including the United States, are considering ...

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 ...

Australia enacted a world-first social media ban Dec. 10, blocking kids under 16 from social media, sparking censorship fears ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. A historic new law would protect kids online and hold tech companies ...

Australia's social media ban for children 16 and under officially went into effect at midnight local time on Dec. 10.

On the “Hard Fork” podcast, the hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton discuss a new law in Australia barring kids under 16 from ...

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