Search articles

“The teen social media ban has robbed Australia’s youth of a key form of political communication, leaving them to “shout their views on a street corner”, US-based platform Reddit has argued in the nation’s highest court.”

“The Australian government’s rush to pass the under-16s social media ban legislation in 2024 led to “ill-thought-out, over-broad legislation” that has since been narrowed after Reddit sued the government, lawyers for the social media company told the high…”

“- Published Two days of hearings on a challenge to Australia's landmark social media ban for children will begin at the country's highest court on Tuesday.”

“President Donald Trump announced on social media.”

“Such rubbish certainly still exists on social media, but not from public figures this time around – an important temporal distinction when citing degraded digital forums as evidence of cultural rot.”

“Employees at the parent group of Facebook and Instagram sought to discredit Jonathan Haidt, the social psychologist and author of The Anxious Generation, a book that helped tip the debate about online safety towards more stringent measures such as the…”

“The Australia-style ban on under-16s accessing social media services including Instagram, TikTok and YouTube is due to come into force next spring.”

“Under the UK's social media ban - which is due to come into force in March next year - those under that age will be prevented from accessing ten of the biggest platforms, including Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.”

“Three months after the social media ban came into effect, 50% of children under 16 who still held accounts said they hadn't even been asked to confirm their age, according to Australia's independent eSafety commissioner.”

“Three months after the social media ban came into effect, 50% of children under 16 who still held accounts said they hadn't even been asked to confirm their age by social media platforms, according to Australia's independent eSafety commissioner.”

“Australia, concerned over social media's impact on kids, placed restrictions for children under 16 on many major platforms.”

“In December, Australia became the first country to ban social media for children under 16.”

“The prime minister had travelled to the heart of Silicon Valley to meet Tim Cook – or, as Donald Trump once called him, “Tim Apple” – and spruik Australia’s world-leading crackdown on social media for under-16s.”

“However, data last month found that Australians under 16 continued using social media apps such as Instagram and TikTok despite the ban.”

“The draft bill, set to undergo a consultation period, follows Australia’s world-first move in December 2025 to ban children under 16 from having accounts on social media – a move that has been followed by countries around the world, including Indonesia and…”

“The move for more user control and to keep children safer online follows Australia introducing world-first laws in December last year that ban children younger than 16 from holding accounts on the world's largest social media platforms including Instagram,…”

“In December, Australia banned under-16s from accessing social media platforms as part of a world-first crackdown designed to protect children from online bullying and “predatory algorithms”.”

“Australia has already imposed regulations limiting social media access to people 16 years of age and over — and dozens of other countries, including Canada, are considering similar measures, Shaw said.”

“Australia has already imposed regulations limiting social media access to people 16 years of age and over — and dozens of other countries, including Canada, are considering similar measures, Shaw said.”

“Bridget and Harry have begun discussing marketing and social media.”

“Australian Athletics ban Australian Athletics said in a statement that based on information provided, it had imposed a provisional ban on Mr Doran, preventing him from attending club events or participating in athletics training.”

“It makes a nice change to the rhetoric and falsehoods blanketing the airwaves and social media.”

“The message captured how France’s riots have become part of a wider international narrative of rebellion — a kind of “Chaos Inc.” — amplified by a transnational network of communist and socialist organizations stretching from Europe to Asia, Australia, Africa…”

“Although many remain in the workforce seeking purpose and social connection, the underlying driver for most is just to pay the bills.”

“Brown had told Studdon 'do not message me again' and blocked her number and profile on social media.”

“Price-wise, there are more than a few options for well under $1,000, so you can outfit yourself without breaking the bank.”

“On Monday, the Philippines House of Representatives passed a bill banning children under 13 from social media platforms, while those between 13 and 17 would have limited access, with 287 members voting in favor and only three against the measure.”

“In Australia Post’s accompanying consumer survey, 60 per cent of shoppers said they use social media to discover products, and one in two had bought something after seeing it there.”

“Pretty much ever since he arrived here in 1989 after his family fled the communist Soviet Union for Australia, the land of bananas and pineapples, which a six-year-old kid in the old Soviet Union had never seen before.”

“Bill C-34 would also force social media companies to restrict accounts for children under 16 unless the platforms can implement adequate safeguards to protect them.”

“Some would ban minors from social media entirely; some would let 16- and 17-year-olds join but ban younger teens and children; some would allow minors with parental consent or special restrictions on their accounts.”

“Australia banned social media for children under 16, and three months later, more than 80% of children aged 10 to 15 were still on it.”

“Savannah was still able to access her accounts on social media despite a ban in Australia for under-16 users Savannah's family is now calling for greater protections for children online, particularly from content and conversations relating to self-harm.”

“Social media and e-commerce have rewired how retailers need to reach customers.”

“In the 1980s, the Australian settlement team, including my father, took in artists from Romania, refugees from Vietnam and an eccentric band of migrants from Poland.”

“For instance, Social Protect, an Australian-founded software app, uses AI to detect and delete abusive, racist or sexual comments on social media posts (just in time for AI to generate more abusive, racist, or sexual comments.”

“Platforms with the dominant purpose of gaming are not covered under Australia’s under-16s social media ban but are subject to the eSafety Commissioner’s information gathering notices.”

“In September the EU announced a plan to restrict social media access for under 15 year-olds across its member states, following last year’s Australian move to ban children under 16 from having social media accounts.”

“Australia has proposed rules to let users opt out of algorithmically recommended feeds, after becoming the first country to ban social media for children under 16.”

“The federal communications minister, Anika Wells, has been named as one of Time magazine’s “world’s most influential rising stars” in recognition of her work on Australia’s under-16 social media ban and taking on big tech companies.”

“He stated his understanding was that her card had been 'frozen due to suspected fraud.' His own April filing includes a February 2 text from Kezia: 'Elijah, can you please unblock all my bank cards and credit cards.' Kezia's parents took turns flying from…”

“In Australia, the first country to introduce a ban on social media for those under the age of 16, around 70 percent of children who already had accounts on Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, or Facebook still had them after the ban went into effect.”

“Rabois, who resigned from the financial technology company Square in 2013 after being accused of sexual harassment, is also outspoken about his political views on social media.”

“Chui has opened half a dozen venues under his Urban Agency banner, including the Hong Kong-style Kowloon Cafe and the modern Australian-adjacent Touch Wood at the Sydney Fish Market.”

“Canberra has already drawn criticism from social media firms and Washington after introducing a world-first ban on social media for children under 16 and new rules that force tech firms to let users switch off algorithm-driven content on their feeds.”

“This latest move by Australia to protect its online users from harm comes less than a year after the country introduced a social media ban for children under 16 last December.”

“Australia last year became the first country to ban social media for children under 16, with several other countries following in 2026.”

“In December, Australia banned social media usage for teenagers under the age of 16.”

“Action taken by Australia to be the first country in the world to ban people under 16 from using social media will be at the forefront of the campaign, as well as recent efforts to place guardrails on the expanding use of AI.”

“Albanese also visited Apple’s headquarters to spruik Australia’s under 16 social media ban.”

“Australia's challenges in enforcing its world-first social media ban for children under 16 could see Europe facing an uphill battle as well.”

“Australia introduced a blanket social media ban for children under 16 last year, while Spain and Denmark have also been considering similar measures.”

“The legislation, which has not yet become law, would force social media platforms to at least temporarily block access for kids under 16.”

“…D can remain near 0.7200 for most of this week, especially if Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter and Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser signal the need for another interest rate hike after the stronger-than-expected July CPI…”

“Ms. was a spearhead for the promotion of equal rights, helping to raise awareness about issues of inclusion, media representation and social justice affecting women and girls.”

“Studies have linked excessive scrolling, social media exposure and reliance on AI in children to lower critical thinking abilities, shorter attention spans, anxiety, and depression.”

“Australia became the first major Western nation to ban social media use for those under 16.”

“Social media companies could be slugged with fines of more than $100 million if they fail to do more to keep under-16s off their sites under an Albanese government bill set to go before the Senate on Tuesday.”

“On June 12, 2025, Choice reported that 16 out of 20 Australian sunscreens failed to meet their SPF claims of 50 or more, implicating plenty of household names including Banana Boat, Invisible Zinc, Neutrogena and the Cancer Council.”

“Australia banned social media use for those under 16, but enforcing the law has been challenging because young people have tried to get around the restrictions.”

“They were staged at the mouth of the tunnel right under the towers, and as they sat there on the rigs, they watched the second plane come in.”

“Luxon's government has mulled such a law since Australia's world-first social media ban for under 16-year-olds took effect in December 2025.”

“Bills now before the Legislature would ban kids under 16 from “addictive” social media entirely, in a step that has earned the ire of some online privacy groups over fear it would end online anonymity by requiring age verification at sign-up.”

“The gap between open and closed capabilities may soon start to grow, not shrink.” —Ella Markianos Australia’s social media ban stumbles What happened: Australia’s pioneering under-16 social media ban is failing at step one as platforms are failing to verify…”

“Australia In December last year, Australia imposed a social media ban on children aged below 16 in December 2025.”

“Australia was the first country to introduce last December a social media ban for those under-16, although it is widely acknowledged that many in the country continue to use the platforms.”

“Australia already bars under-16s from holding accounts on many major social media platforms, while Britain has announced a similar ban and additional restrictions aimed at older teenagers.”