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

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

Australia’s incoming social media ban for children under 16 has got people talking this week as more details emerge about the ...

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?

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

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.

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

The short form video platform has canvassed prospective candidates to lead its local policy operation in Australia, as part ...

Australia will lead the world when it brings in the ban later this year. A psychologist who briefed the law said there’s only ...

The trial’s project director, Tony Allen, said “there are no significant technological barriers” to assuring people’s ages online. He added the solutions are “technically feasible, can be integrated ...

Australia's proposed ban on under-16s using social media is gaining momentum as a government-backed trial indicates age-verification software is viabl ...

Some age-checking applications collect too much data and no product works 100% of the time, but using software to enforce a teenage social media ban can work in Australia, the head of the world's ...