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“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”