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Australia bans social media for users under 16

On Wednesday, Australia implemented a historic piece of legislation banning social media for all citizens under the age of 16 ...
East Idaho News on MSN

Millions of children just lost access to social media. What’s happening and will it work?

Children across Australia will wake up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban ...

Millions of Australian children just lost access to social media. What’s happening and will it work?

Children across Australia will wake up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban designed to shelter those under 16 from addictive algorithms, online ...

Australia Social Media Ban: Who Does the New Law Affect?

Australia has enacted a brand-new law that bans social media for younger users. Australia introduced a social media ban on younger users effective December 10, 2025. Millions of teens and tweens woke ...
Tbreak

The UAE’s favourite apps and games of 2025 are here

Apple’s year-end App Store charts highlight the most downloaded apps and games in the UAE for 2025, from ChatGPT to Minecraft ...
Business Day

Australia moves first with bold social media ban for under 16s

Children across Australia will wake up on Wednesday unable to log into their social media accounts, as the country becomes ...
Information Age

As of today, under-16s banned from social media

Australia may be first to ban under-16s from social media but it’s far from the only government demanding age verification: the UK, as well as several EU countries and US states including Mississippi, ...
Information Age

Australia's under-16s social media ban begins

Australia may be first to ban under-16s from social media but it’s far from the only government demanding age verification: the UK, as well as several EU countries and US states including Mississippi, ...

The teen disconnect: what Australia's social ban means for brands beyond borders

As Australia forces TikTok, Instagram and YouTube to lock out millions of teens, brands are watching a future they may soon ...
Anadolu Agency

EXPLAINER – How will Australia’s teen social media ban work?

Country to start Wednesday implementing world’s first national ban on social media use by children under 16 - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Australia will start banning kids from social media this week—and Malaysia is getting ready to do the same

Other countries are considering less drastic ways to control teenagers' social media use. On Nov. 30, Singapore said it would ...
Opinion
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Australia is about to ban under-16s from social media – but teens are already outsmarting it

On 10 December, Australia will ban under-16s from social media to combat bullying and predatory behaviour, says the Australian government.