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A law that restricts social media use to people 16 and over goes into effect in December, but much about it remains unclear ...
Just as Australians are adjusting to the idea of having their ages checked for social media, age assurance rules are being ...
Australia's age-assurance technology trial released 'preliminary findings' that the tech was ready to go. Now experts have ...
Australia plans to ban social media for users under 16, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The ban comes amid a global effort to curb kids' use of social media.
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?
Social media companies like Meta, Snapchat and TikTok will invite a fine of more than $49.5 million if they fail to implement ...
Google has put its Australian YouTubers on notice: a hike in the minimum age to access social media could hurt your channel ...
Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s moved closer to implementation after a key trial found that checking a user’s age is technologically possible and can be integrated into ...
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 ...
The opposition is calling on Labor to include YouTube in its world-leading social media ban for under 16s. The videostreaming ...
Australia's proposed ban on under-16s using social media is gaining momentum as a government-backed trial indicates age-verification software is viabl ...