(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 ...

Kids in Australia are in for an unprecedented change. Beginning Dec. 10, the owners of social media platforms including Instagram and TikTok will be required to take “reasonable steps” to prevent ...

Kids in Australia will no longer be able to have accounts on social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat as Australia’s under-16 social media ban kicks in Wednesday. The new law, which was ...

The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would institute an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social media, and hold ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Today, Australia has banned social-media access to anyone under 16, ...

In brief: Australia led the way in implementing nationwide social media bans for users under a certain age, introducing the law in December. Four months later, how effective is it proving to be? Not ...

Countries should get behind a global movement to shift the norms and laws around how kids use social media, Australia’s ambassador to the EU told POLITICO. Australia in December became the first ...

A 13-year-old boy displays a message on his mobile phone from social media platform Snapchat after his account was locked for age verification in Sydney on December 9, 2025. Reporter Kids in Australia ...

In a few weeks, Australia will become the first country to ban children below the age of 16 from having social media accounts. Just weeks from now, Australia will become the first country to ban ...

Australia is set to ban social media for kids under 16, in a stated attempt to minimise "harms that are being caused to young people" through the platforms. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced ...