Possible breaches include failing to implement sufficient measures to prevent new under-16 accounts from being created.

Regulator eSafety says it has concerns about how Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube are complying with the ban ...

Blowback to social media and its effects on young people are reverberating across the globe. Many countries have announced ...

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. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

After three months of implementation, Australia’s social media ban for children under 16 is already showing mixed results, ...

SYDNEY, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday took aim at young people parading themselves on social media a day after a world-first ban on under-16s went live, ...

Australia banned social media apps for under 16s in December, and, a month later, there's been a mixed reaction from teens, experts and tech firms. As many teens find ways to circumvent the law, major ...

Australia on Wednesday implemented the first nationwide ban on social media for children under the age of 16, serving as a guide for other countries weighing whether to enact greater restrictions on ...

Hugo Winwood-Smith, left, Hardy Macpherson and Edan Abou, right, all 11-years-old, use their phones while sitting outside a school in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, two days before a social media ban ...

A world-first ban on major social media platforms for children under the age of 16 goes into effect in Australia on Wednesday. And regulators, parents and teenagers around the globe are watching ...