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Australia Passes 'World-Leading' Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16 — with an Aim to Protect Their Mental and Physical Health

The new legislation — passed Thursday, Nov. 28 — gives platforms including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok a year to begin enforcing the age limit Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She ...
Los Angeles Times

Australia closer to passing law banning kids younger than 16 from social media

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media, leaving it to the Senate to finalize the world-first ...
Business Insider

Australia passed a law banning social media for kids under 16. Tech companies will need creative solutions to avoid $32 million fines.

Australia's government approved a law that would ban social media for kids under 16. The legislation puts the onus on tech companies to keep children off their platforms. But how exactly companies are ...
TechCrunch

Australia looks to ban social media for kids under age 16

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday announced plans in the country to ban social media for children under 16, saying that “social media is doing harm to our kids, and I’m calling ...