Children in Australia under the age of 16 are now legally prevented from using 10 social media apps. This is the first law of its kind in the world. Australian officials admit implementation would be ...

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 ...

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 ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia since the country banned use of the platforms ...

(Bloomberg) -- For years, governments have relied largely on platform-led safety tools to manage children’s use of social media. That approach has come under growing scrutiny. As evidence of harm has ...

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 ...

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Susan Sawyer of the University of Melbourne about Australia's new ban on social media for children under 16. It goes into effect next week. Next week, Australia is ...

YouTube will be included in Australia's social media ban for children under 16, as reported by Bloomberg. The country's Labor government said that the site will be subject to the same rules as other ...

The country is barring children under 16 from social media, with a sweeping federal law that is one of the first attempts at a nationwide regulation. By Victoria Kim Reporting from Sydney, Australia A ...