Google And Meta Want Australia To Delay Its Ban On Social Media For Kids
Google and Facebookowner Meta Platforms urged the Australian government on Tuesday to delay a bill that will ban most forms ...
Australia passed a law banning social media for kids under 16. Tech companies will need creative solutions to avoid $32 million fines.
Australia voted to ban social media for kids under 16. But how tech companies should comply with the new law remains a big ...
After Australia legislated a teen social media ban, it has to figure out how to enforce it
From late 2025, platforms including Meta's (META.O) Instagram, Elon Musk's X, TikTok and Snapchat (SNAP.N) must show ...
Kids' TV content 'in grave danger' as government stalls on Australian content requirements for streamers
The new data came days after the federal government delayed plans to introduce local content requirements for major streaming ...
The government agrees Australia’s secrecy laws need to change. Now comes the hard part – taking action
The government has a record of promising improvements in transparency, but falling short in terms of passing legislation.
A social media ban in Australia for children under 16 is first in the world
A social media ban for children under 16 will be the first law in the world to levy fines on TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, ...
‘This is crazy’: World reacts as Australia approves strictest social media ban for children and teens
Children under the age of 16 will be banned from using social media in Australia from the end of next year after the Senate ...
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill that bans kids from using social media
Google and Facebook-owner Meta Platforms have urged the Australian government to delay a bill that will ban most forms of social media for children under 16, saying more time was needed to assess its ...
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Australia Is Moving to Ban Children From Social Media. Will It Work?
Politically the answer appears simple in Australia, but practically the solution could be far more difficult. The Australian government ... by an online predator. “Kids are being exposed ...
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Australia’s teen social media ban loophole means kids can still use TikTok and YouTube Shorts
Australia’s teen social media ban won’t require TikTok or YouTube to stop children from using their algorithmically driven short-video platforms, significantly undermining the government’s ...
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Tech Giants Call for Delay on Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids
Both Google and Meta are urging the government ... online spaces just for kids. Other critics, including Elon Musk, argue that the bill could violate children’s human rights and set a precedent for ...