Australians reacted with a mixture of anger and relief to a social media ban on children under 16 that the government says is world-leading, but which tech giants like TikTok argue could push ...

A law that restricts social media use to people 16 and over goes into effect in December, but much about it remains unclear ...

Australia's Voice leader and former Labor senator Fatima Payman has called on the federal government to be transparent about ...

Under a controversial new law, which comes into force in Australia at the end of 2025, children under 16 will not be permitted to hold an account on social media platforms such as Facebook, X ...

SYDNEY, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The Australian government will legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, in what it calls a world ...

The Brief. The Australian Senate passed a law to ban children under 16 from having social media accounts. Social media platforms like TikTok, Facebook, X, and Instagram could be fined for failing ...

A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate Thursday and will soon become a world-first law.The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X ...

The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would institute an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social media, and hold ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian Senate on Thursday began considering a ban on children younger than 16 years old from social media after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly ...