Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16 took effect on Wednesday, barring young people from creating ...

Australia will ban under-16s from major social media platforms from December 10, aiming to protect mental health, though ...

The lawsuit accuses the companies of putting profit above protecting the millions of children who use the platforms from ...

Under-16s on Meta platforms are starting to have their accounts removed ahead of Australia’s world-first social media ban.

“If Australia bans social media, UK businesses will feel the shock quickly. Australia is a key part of global traffic ...

The social media accounts of Australians aged under-16 must be deactivated, with companies facing fines for not complying.

Australia may be first to ban under-16s from social media but it’s far from the only government demanding age verification: ...

Pulling the plug on the biggest social media apps has broad support in parliament and the public at large. Most kids say they plan by whatever means to skirt it.

There have been kid-free cruises and kid-free hotels for decades, but now social media is joining the trend – with under-16 ...

Some tech giants have already started kicking under-16s off their platforms. For others, it’s only a matter of time. What is consistent among them all is that they don’t agree with Australia’s ...