Australia has introduced one of the world’s strictest social media bills banning all users under 16 from accessing platforms ...

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

The looming lockdown on social media for under-16s in Australia will be “a defining issue” for Generation Alpha, new research ...

By the end of 2025, the Australia social media ban for under-16s will come into effect. What led to this drastic measure, and will it be successful in its goal?

Proposed techniques for age estimation of social media users include facial analysis or tracking individuals’ online metadata ...

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

Just as Australians are adjusting to the idea of having their ages checked for social media, age assurance rules are being ...

The understanding of technology and social media is often left for children to teach parents, making it harder for parents to ...

Underage children will not face repercussions if they circumnavigate the federal government’s looming social media ban, with ...

Social media companies like Meta, Snapchat and TikTok will invite a fine of more than $49.5 million if they fail to implement ...

Australia's age-assurance technology trial released 'preliminary findings' that the tech was ready to go. Now experts have ...

The opposition is calling on Labor to include YouTube in its world-leading social media ban for under 16s. The videostreaming ...