Australia PM plays down privacy fears of social media ban for children
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday social media firms would be required to destroy personal data used ...
As Australia eyes social media ban, why experts say there’s no easy answer
Australia has introduced legislation to ban youth under 16 from social media platforms, with no exceptions even for those with parental consent.
Australia rejects Elon Musk’s claim that it plans to control access to the internet
An Australian Cabinet minister has rejected X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s allegation that the government intends to control all ...
Elon Musk blasts Australia's planned ban on social media for children
U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, has criticised Australia's proposed law to ban social media for children under 16 and fine social media platforms of up to A$49.5 million ...
Australia introduces proposed law to ban social media for children younger than 16
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Thursday that his government has rollout a new social media ban on ...
‘After this bill, I’m left with $71’: Canberra mother enraged by power prices under Labor
“It’s come in at $1073.31. My pay, which is the pay of most age pensioners, is around $1144. This leaves me, after I pay this ...
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Weaponising children to justify censorship
Setting aside the vast and rock-solid arguments as to why banning social media for those under 16 is a Trojan Horse-style, ...
Australia's plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic
The Australian government's plan to ban children from social media to protect them from harm has won almost universal ...
Premier Peter Malinauskas to unveil plans for thousands of homes at former Port Stanvac oil refinery
About 3600 homes will be built at the former Port Stanvac oil refinery site in Adelaide’s southwest, Premier Peter ...
Why Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16 could change parenting worldwide
This law would make platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and X responsible for blocking those younger than 16 from ...
As it happened: Coalition calls for social media ban by year’s end; Remembrance Day commemorated
The Coalition has called for the national social media ban for children under 16 to be legislated by the end of the year. Billionaire Anthony Pratt announced he would be moving to the United States ...
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Australia wants to ban kids under 16 from social media as world governments seek to crack down on the 'addictive' apps
Australia's announcement comes on the heels of a multistate lawsuit in the United States that seeks to hold TikTok accountable for deploying "addictive" strategies aimed at kids and teenagers.