One of the world's toughest social-media crackdowns took a week to become law, after a lawmaker's wife read Jonathan Haidt.

New law banning social media for children under 16 ignites debate over impact on child safety, online freedom and tech ...

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that criticism by Elon Musk of Australia's social media ban on ...

Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that has gripped the ...

In Sydney, reaction to the ban was mixed. Children, meanwhile, said they would try to find a way around the ban.

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

Australia's full legislature has now passed a bill that will soon ban children under the age of 16 from using most social ...

A social media ban for children under 16 will be the first law in the world to levy fines on TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, ...

Australia’s parliament has passed a law banning social media for children under 16, putting tech companies on notice to ...

The ban will give social media companies one year to determine how to best implement the age limit and prevent teens and ...

Australia voted to ban social media for kids under 16. But how tech companies should comply with the new law remains a big ...

The ban, among the toughest in the world, has broad public support, but it has been criticized by experts who say it could ...