Australia's social media ban for children under 16 will come into effect this Wednesday, Dec. 10. Platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube have already begun disabling users' ...
A 13-year-old boy displays a message on his mobile phone from social media platform Snapchat after his account was locked for age verification in Sydney on December 9, 2025. Reporter Kids in Australia ...
Countries should get behind a global movement to shift the norms and laws around how kids use social media, Australia’s ambassador to the EU told POLITICO. Australia in December became the first ...
Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University and teaches parents, students and teachers how to manage screentime. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is ...
Under-16s in Australia have been banned from using major social media services including Tiktok, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Threads. They cannot set up new accounts and their ...
In brief: Australia led the way in implementing nationwide social media bans for users under a certain age, introducing the law in December. Four months later, how effective is it proving to be? Not ...