By Samuel McKeith SYDNEY, June 27 (Reuters) - Australia said on Saturday it would double the maximum penalty it can impose on ...
Australia is tightening the leash on social media companies. According to new legislation introduced in parliament, the ...
Saying tech companies were “not doing enough” to keep youths under 16 off their platforms, the government announced tougher ...
Children under the age of 16 have been prevented from 10 key social media platforms in Australia since December 2025.
Four in five Australian teens were still using social media three months after the law was put in place, a new study has ...
Australia plans to double penalties for tech firms failing to enforce its under-16 social media ban while giving regulators ...
The Australian government plans to strengthen laws that ban children younger than 16 from social media platforms, Prime ...
Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, who fail to prevent ...
Children in Australia under the age of 16 are now legally prevented from using 10 social media apps. This is the first law of its kind in the world. Australian officials admit implementation would be ...
MELBOURNE, Australia — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, ...