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Australia Passes 'World-Leading' Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16 — with an Aim to Protect Their Mental and Physical Health

The new legislation — passed Thursday, Nov. 28 — gives platforms including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok a year to begin enforcing the age limit Matt Cardy/Getty A new law in Australia is attempting ...
NPR

Australia proposes social media ban for children under the age of 16

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would institute an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social ...
People

Starting Today, Social Media Is Banned for Australian Kids Under 16

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, Twitch, X and Kick are the 10 platforms banned for kids in Australia Getty Australia passed The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media ...
New York Post

Australia bans YouTube accounts for children under 16 in reversal of previous stance

The Australian government announced that YouTube will be among the social media platforms that must ensure account holders are at least 16 years old from December, reversing a position taken months ...
CNN

YouTube to be included in Australia’s social media ban for children under 16

Australia has picked a fight with the world’s largest video platform by backtracking on an earlier promise to exclude YouTube in its social media ban for children under 16. The Labor government said ...
CNN

It’s time to do as the Australians do and ban your kids from social media

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

TikTok, Instagram ban for Australian kids heralds global curbs

Australia becomes the first democracy to ban social media for under-16s starting December 10, with tech firms facing fines up to $32 million for noncompliance. Policymakers from Brazil to Denmark are ...
The Washington Post

Why Australian kids have a case of FOMO

Millions of Australian children awakened Wednesday with a case of FOMO. That’s because a new law went into effect barring anyone under 16 from having an account on any of the 10 most popular social ...
The Conversation

Should YouTube be included in Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16? We asked 5 experts

The Australian government has confirmed video-sharing platform YouTube will be included in the upcoming social media ban for children aged 16 and under. In recent days, the platform – owned by Google ...
New York Post

Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but warned the ...
NPR

A social media ban in Australia for children under 16 is first in the world

MELBOURNE, Australia — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, ...