World Watches First Teen Social Media Ban Start in Australia

Australia becomes the world’s first democracy to undertake such a crackdown in response to growing concerns about social media’s harms. Additional platforms affected in Australia include Snap Inc.’s ...

Australia imposes complete social media ban for children under 16, blocking 10 major platforms

The kids will no longer have access to four major social media platforms, among others. They are TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook ...
National Herald

Australia enforces world-first social media ban for under-16s

Australia has introduced a landmark ban preventing children under 16 from holding accounts on major social media platforms, ...

Algorithms Are Radicalising Young Men But We’re Banning Apps Instead

Many social media apps are now age restricted in Australia but the measure doesnt address the rise of white supremacy and alt ...
CNA

How Australia is banning under-16s from social media

SYDNEY: Australia banned under-16s from the likes of Facebook and TikTok on Wednesday (Dec 10), a world-first move of huge ...

Millions of Australian children just lost access to social media. What’s happening and will it work?

Children across Australia woke up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban designed ...

What happens when you kick millions of teens off social media? Australia’s about to find out

In the next two weeks, social media platforms will start deactivating accounts for children under 16 in Australia under new ...

Australia’s social media ban won’t stop cyberbullying

The ban requires that social media platforms take reasonable steps to prevent Australians under the age of 16 from having an ...

Australia social media watchdog sees common cause with US as age ban begins

The regulator overseeing Australia's world-first teenage social media ban rejected the "technological exceptionalism" ...

From today, Australian teens and children under 16 can't sign-up to Twitch and 9 other social media platforms, as world-first ban takes effect

TikTok, Kick and X are also among those banned, and the rest of the world is taking notice.

Submit your questions for ‘Should Kids Be Allowed on Social Media?’

Australia now bans social media for children and teens under 16. The world-first nationwide legislation went into effect on December 10.

Starting Today, Social Media Is Banned for Australian Kids Under 16

Bill, and 10 social media platforms — including TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube — are now banned for kids under 16.