Australia’s social media ban for children 16 and under officially went into effect at midnight local time on Dec. 10.

Australia has become the world’s first country to ban social media for children under 16 years old, but the unparalleled law ...

Ala., discusses Australia’s groundbreaking social media ban for children and the impact it could have in the United States on ...

Australia has banned social media for children under 16. Here’s what to know. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights ...

With YouTube now part of Australia's social media ban for kids, Google says that will only make things worse. Who is right?

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 ...

The ban, a world-first, has been applauded by families looking to take back power from tech giants. But questions remain ...

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 ...

"Delaying children’s access to social media accounts gives them valuable time to learn and grow, free of the powerful, unseen forces of harmful and deceptive design features such as opaque algorithms ...

Kids in Australia will no longer be able to have accounts on social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat as ...

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 ...

The country is barring children under 16 from social media, with a sweeping federal law that is one of the first attempts at ...