From the coast of Queensland to the bush of the Northern Territory, something rather odd has happened in some homes in Australia: Smartphones lie unnoticed on the kitchen table in the morning, ...
Australia's social media ban for children under 16 will come into effect this Wednesday, Dec. 10. Platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube have already begun disabling users' ...
Kids in Australia will no longer be able to have accounts on social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat as ...
According to the latest Roy Morgan Young Australian Survey (YAS), 2.5 million Australian kids aged 6-13 have their eyes glued ...
Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from ...
Under-16s in Australia have been banned from using major social media services including Tiktok, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Threads. They cannot set up new accounts and their ...
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 ...
Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and ...
(Bloomberg) -- Young teenagers in Australia have been barred from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok in one of the toughest crackdowns on digital platforms in the democratic ...