Australia has banned social media for kids under 16. How does it work?

Under-16s in Australia have been banned from using major social media services including Tiktok, X, Facebook, Instagram, ...
The Spokesman-Review

Australia is first nation to ban social media for kids. Is the US next?

Starting Dec. 10, Australia is the first country to ban social media for kids under 16. Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote about the move in an opinion essay posted Dec. 7, saying the ban ...

‘We’ll take to the streets’…Teens weigh in on social media ban for under-16s after kids as young as 2 are hooked on apps

SOARING mental health issues, eight-year-olds glued to devices for three hours a day and even children’s bodies failing to ...
CNN

It’s time to do as the Australians do and ban your kids from social media

Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University and teaches parents, students and teachers how to manage screentime. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is ...

Australia’s social media blackout backlash shows what could be in store for Britain

It seems possible that Keir Starmer might soon make a decision on whether to introduce a ban on social media from under-16s.

What a UK social media ban on children could look like

A ban on under-16s using social media looks increasingly likely in the UK, mirroring the unprecedented laws that have just been introduced in Australia.

Australia removes 4.7M kids from social media platforms in first month of historic ban

Australia says millions of underage social media accounts were shut down in the first month after a sweeping new ban on users ...

Australians Are Sharing How The Teen Social Media Ban Is Actually Affecting Kids, And It Sounds Like It's Been...Interesting, To Say The Least

"My mate said his 13-year-old daughter was the only one in her 20-plus friend group to get banned from Snapchat. It took them one day to find a workaround." ...

Under-16s face social media clampdown as Starmer unveils plans for Oz-style ban, app curfews & curbs for doom-scrolling

KIDS face sweeping social media clampdowns after the PM caved in to a growing Labour revolt. Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled ...
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Australia is first nation to ban social media for kids. Is the US next?

Starting Dec. 10, Australia is the first country to ban social media for kids under 16. It's up to social media companies − including TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Snapchat, YouTube and others ...