MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — 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 platforms responsible for ensurin
Australia's Senate passed legislation Wednesday that, once signed by the country's leader who has strongly endorsed it,will ban childrenunder the age of 16 from using most social media platforms. The new law will give Australia the tightest restrictions of any democracy in the world on children...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Thursday what he called a "world-leading" plan to implement a social media ban for all children under the age of 16. While much of the detail of the proposed legislation has yet to be made clear, the Australian leader said at a news ...
Australia is set to become the first country to ban social media use by under-16s after the country's Senate overwhelmingly voted in favor of strict new legislation. The ban, which will take at least 12 months to c...
It says it will develop legislation in conjunction with the country’s states in order to avoid different local rules. The state of South Australia, which includes Adelaide, has been the most active in the matter and recently proposed rules that would force social media companies to ban ...
The legislation is set to come into force in November 2025. It includes some of the toughest social media controls in the world and will force platforms to take reasonable steps to ensure age-verification protections are in place. The law will make platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, ...
“This is a very blunt instrument that’s going to potentially exclude children from some very, very helpful supports on social media.” Article content South Australia state has recently proposed a law that would fine social media companies that did not exclude children under the age of 14 fro...
Australia’s parliament just passeda groundbreaking lawthat bans kids under the age of 16 from using social media platforms, marking a significant shift in how the government is addressing the online safety of young people. The legislation passed with bipartisan support, although it faced ...
The Australian government is reportedly drafting legislation to crack down on extremist content circulated on social media following the Christchurch massacre.
The Australian government hopes to pass what it calls “world-leading” legislation this week to wipe social media accounts – including Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit and X – from the devices of children under 16. If passed, the law would see courts impose fines of near...