Children under the age of 16 in Australia are no longer allowed to have social media accounts. The Australian government says ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, ...

For years, governments have relied largely on platform-led safety tools to manage children’s use of social media. That ...

Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from ...

Kids in Australia will no longer be able to have accounts on social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat as Australia’s under-16 social media ban kicks in Wednesday.

MELBOURNE, Australia — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. A historic new law would protect kids online and hold tech companies ...