TikTok assesses Australia's policy banning children under 16 from accessing social media pushes them into the 'dark corners of the internet'.

Australia's new social media law targets under 16s, igniting debates on privacy, enforcement, and its broader societal implications.

Touch highlighted the dangers of social media for young people, calling it a source of discontent and a gateway to harmful content. “The rest of the world should follow suit. My

The new law will deliver a message to tech companies to "clean up their act," the country's prime minister has said.

The law sets a minimum age for users of platforms like TikTok, Instagram and X. How the restriction will be enforced online remains an open question.

Australia’s House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years from social media

Even a 2023 recommendation by the U.S. surgeon general to put health warnings on social media, blaming it for what he called a teenage mental health crisis, could not help lawmakers from Florida to France navigate resistance on grounds of free speech,

The Australian Senate has passed a social media ban for young children that will soon become a world-first law

Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that has gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of the toughest regulations targeting Big Tech.

Australia has been at loggerheads with the mostly U.S.-domiciled tech giants for years. It was the first country to make social media platforms pay media outlets royalties for sha

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