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 laws designed to reduce harm online. Other countries are watching, but some ...

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Did social media destroy Aussie kids’ curiosity?

The under-16s social media ban will give young Australians more free time – but most will struggle to fill it, with new ...
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Roblox adding new age-verification system after lawsuits involving child exploitation, assault

Roblox, a popular social gaming platform containing millions of user-created games, has reported around 40% of its 84 million users are under 13 years old. Many families play together and love the app ...

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Here are the platforms that will be included in the under-16s social media ban. But there's a caveat

Certain social platforms, including Messenger Kids, WhatsApp, Kids Helpline, Google Classroom and YouTube Kids, are exempt ...