A short social media detox improves mental health, a study shows. Here's how to do it

Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms ...
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‘We’ll be watching’: Social media companies warned about complying with ban as teens flock to alternative apps

Tech companies complying with the ban are fuming in meetings with government that little has been done to deal with teens ...

Pinterest endorses Mike Lee bill to require teens to get parents’ permission before downloading apps

The App Store Accountability Act would require app stores to implement age verification methods before users can download ...

As teens flee to new apps to avoid social media ban, Wells says she’ll ban those too

Children have already started migrating to apps not yet caught up in the teen social media ban, but Communications Minister ...

Google's YouTube to comply with Australia's social media ban for under 16

Google's YouTube said it will comply with Australia's social media ban for users aged under 16, as they will be locked out of ...
France 24

Meta starts removing under-16s from social media in Australia

Tech giant Meta said Thursday it is starting to remove under-16s in Australia from Instagram, Threads and Facebook ahead of ...
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Meta begins removing users under 16 from social media in Australia

Australia is obliging social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to remove and block users younger than ...

Meta alerts young Australians to download their data before a social media ban

Meta has started notifying young Australians to download their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram, and Threads ...
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Australia’s social media crackdown begins: Thousands of teens locked out of platforms

Meta has started removing under-16 users from Instagram, Facebook and Threads as Australia prepares to enforce its ...
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How To Download All Your Social Media Content Before The Under-16s Ban Hits

Aussies under the age of 16 are preparing for their online presence to be wiped, as Meta and other popular platforms begin to fall in line with the Federal Government’s world-first under-16 social ...