Search engines will soon start filtering adult content under new eSafety rules

The new year will bring new controls over what you see online – such as blurring pornographic or violent search results if ...

Explainer: What is Lemon8, and why is it surging up the app charts during Australia’s teen social media ban?

Platforms like Lemon8 are among the most-downloaded apps in Australia, as users under the age of 16 seek workarounds to new ...

‘What’s the worst thing that’s gonna happen?’ South Australia Premier says social media ban is about protecting children

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas told CNN’s Jake Tapper his country’s world-first social media ban for children ...

Who is Julie Inman Grant, the woman enforcing Australia’s social media ban?

Australia has become the first country in the world to ban social media for children under 16. At the centre of this move is ...

Reddit says it’s not a social media platform. Australia’s High Court is unlikely to agree

With the eSafety commissioner and other social media companies watching closely, a ruling from the High Court on Reddit could ...

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 ...

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 ...

As it happened: Under-16 social media ban kicks in; eSafety boss says accounts won't 'magically disappear'; Questions over age verification; How the world is reacting

What happens when you suddenly kick millions of teens off social media? We're about to find out with the eyes of the world ...
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Millions of children just lost access to social media. What’s happening and will it work?

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

Australia Banned Social Media for Kids—Experts Share What Parents Must Know

"Australia's new restrictions will not solve all negative effects associated with social media," one expert told Newsweek.
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Jack Anderson: What might a teenage social media ban look like for youth sport?

On Wednesday and in a world’s first, Australia implemented a social media ban for under-16s. Ireland is watching closely.

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.