Under-16s in Australia have been banned from using major social media services including Tiktok, X, Facebook, Instagram, ...

Australia's decision to ban social media use for children under 16 has become one of the most consequential digital policy ...

It is far too early to declare the government’s social media ban for those under 16 a success, but it is long enough to say that the policy has not triggered the rapid, compounding crises its critics ...

Relief, frustration and a surge in fake birthdays: inside Australia’s social media ban for under-16s - As social media age ...

A global surge in social media legislation has massive implications ...

To celebrate the start of a nationwide ban on social media for kids under the age of 16, the Australian government lit the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the slogan Let Them Be Kids. As of December 10, ...

Social media giants have deactivated approximately 4.7 million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers within the first month of a landmark national ban taking effect.

Roughly two decades after social media started growing in popularity, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory in 2023 ...

Australia is often caught between two contradictory impulses. The first is its desire to be viewed as a creative middle power – to advance positive ideas into the global system and use its diplomatic ...

Australia's pioneering move to ban social media accounts for those under 16 has led to the deactivation of nearly five million accounts. This legislation is inspiring similar actions globally. While ...

The academic in charge of a huge study into the impact of Australia ’s under-16s social media ban has urged the UK government to wait for evidence before repeating the move. Calls to prevent British ...

India, Jan. 25 -- Nobel Peace Laureate winner Kailash Satyarthi on Saturday favoured regulation of social media, including ...