After the country barred children under 16 from using social media, many parents have been asking whether similarly tough ...

Despite that, many are keen to pinpoint social media as driving the mental health crisis in young people. National surveys ...

Australia is the first country to take such sweeping action, but many countries, including the United States, are considering ...

Many countries are planning to follow Australia's lead in an effort to protect children from the well-documented harms of social media.

From 10 December, social media companies will have to take "reasonable steps" to ensure that under-16s in Australia cannot set up accounts on their platforms and that existing accounts are deactivated ...

Children in Australia under the age of 16 are now legally prevented from using 10 social media apps. This is the first law of its kind in the world. Australian officials admit implementation would be ...

Australia enacted a world-first social media ban Dec. 10, blocking kids under 16 from social media, sparking censorship fears ...

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, ...

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 ...