Australia is set to become the first country to ban social-media use by under-16s after the country’s Senate overwhelmingly voted in favor of strict new legislation. The ban, which will take at ...

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 ...

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 ...

Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there? A teenage girl uses her phone in Sydney, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024.

Australia plans to ban social media for users under 16, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The ban comes amid a global effort to curb kids' use of social media.

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 ...

"Social media is doing harm to our kids, and I’m calling time on it," Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. ... Australia plans a social media ban for children under 16.

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 ...

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 ...

Australia is proposing to ban children from accessing social media, as Malaysia, Singapore and Pakistan also seek control of tech platforms.