Kids and Teen Influencers in Australia Say ‘Bye-Bye’ to Social Media

Starting Wednesday, Australia will prohibit kids under 16 from using social platforms. For youth content creators, it means ...

Social media ban explained: when does it start in Australia, how will it work and what apps are being banned for under-16s?

Has the ban started, and how will age verification work? Here’s everything you need to know ...
Opinion

Will Australia’s social media ban for under-16s be a success? It's unlikely, and here’s why

Australia is doing what no other democracy has done so far. Starting today (December 10), all those under the age of 16 will be barred from social media sites and apps. But many teens are already one ...

From Australia to Europe, Countries Move to Curb Children's Social Media Access

SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday will become the world's first country to ‌ban ​social media for children under 16, blocking ‌them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube ...
FOX 10 Phoenix

Social media ban in Australia starts for children under 16: Here's how it works

Hundreds of thousands of social media accounts are being deactivated as the world’s first social media ban goes into effect now in Australia for kids under 16. Here’s how it will work.

What to Know About Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16

A 13-year-old boy displays a message on his mobile phone from social media platform Snapchat after his account was locked for ...

Australia’s social media ban has begun. Here are four ways to stay connected

Experts say the ban will create disruption, but it won’t end friendships, creativity, identity exploration, or culture ...
Tech Xplore

Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown

Australia banned under-16s from social media in a world-first crackdown on Wednesday, declaring it was time to "take back control" from formidable tech giants.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry React to Australia's New Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex applauded Australia's landmark move but argued that it was a "band-aid" for larger issues ...

We tried to break Australia’s social media ban. It wasn’t hard

On Wednesday morning the AFR successfully created accounts on social media platforms despite listing the user age as below 16.

Woman Disappeared During Walk in the Wilderness. Her Phone Was Just Found More Than 2 Years Later

Two years after Celine Cremer, a 31-year-old Belgian woman, went missing while walking in Australia's Tasmanian wilderness, ...

Australia’s teen social media ban is here, but are adults the real problem?

While Australia bans social media for teens, Kendall Gilding argues the real addicts are still out there. With the social ...