A law that restricts social media use to people 16 and over goes into effect in December, but much about it remains unclear ...

Some age-checking applications collect too much data and no product works 100% of the time, but using software to enforce a teenage social media ban can work in Australia, the head of the world's ...

Australia's age-assurance technology trial released 'preliminary findings' that the tech was ready to go. Now experts have seen the underlying data, they're not sure that's right.

By the end of 2025, the Australia social media ban for under-16s will come into effect. What led to this drastic measure, and will it be successful in its goal?

Just as Australians are adjusting to the idea of having their ages checked for social media, age assurance rules are being ...

Inman Grant has now advised the government to remove this exemption because of the harm young people can experience on ...

The opposition is calling on Labor to include YouTube in its world-leading social media ban for under 16s. The videostreaming ...

Social media bans are hard to implement, even at a national level. But these countries are doing their best to protect children from the internet's dark side.

It’s less than six months until Australia’s “world-first” social media ban comes into effect. On December 11, some social media companies will be legally required to take “reasonable ...

Australia's proposed ban on under-16s using social media is gaining momentum as a government-backed trial indicates age-verification software is viabl ...

Australia’s internet watchdog and YouTube exchanged barbs after the regulator urged the government to reverse a planned ...