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Australia’s social media ban won’t stop cyberbullying

The Australian Federal government’s Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act, commonly referred to as the “social media ban”, is now in effect. In the months leading up to the ban, there ...

Australia bans social media for children under 16, sets global precedent

Children in Australia will no longer be able to access their social media accounts. Platforms will have to prove they've ...
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Australia's Social Media Ban Fails to Curb Cyberbullying

Roxy Aln / Unsplash The Australian Federal government's Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act , commonly referred to as the "social ...
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Australia’s social media ban for young people takes effect

Children under 16 can no longer access 10 of the world’s biggest platforms, including Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.
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Australia bans under-16s from social media starting December 10

SYDNEY, Australia-Australia banned young teenagers from social media effective Wednesday, December 10, launching a ...

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

Children across Australia woke up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban designed ...
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Australia becomes first country to ban TikTok, Instagram for under-16s

Australia banned young teenagers from social media on Wednesday, launching a world-first crackdown designed to unglue ...

Australia boots kids under 16 off social media: how platforms are responding

Australia is joining a wave of governments around the globe in regulating how kids spend their time online. On December 10th, ...

Will Australia’s social media ban for under-16s be a success? It's unlikely, and here’s why

Australia is doing what no other democracy has done so far. Starting tomorrow (December 10), all those under the age of 16 ...

Reddit says Australia’s under-16 social media ban ‘legally erroneous’

Online discussion site Reddit has condemned Australia’s imminent social media ban for under-16s as “legally erroneous” but ...

Australia's social media ban for under-16s begins: Which apps are hit and who escaped the crackdown?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has already described the ban as a success because it has prompted families to discuss social ...