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The social media ban in Australia, how is it going?

In December 2025, Australia became the first country to ban youth under 16 years old from holding accounts on major social media platforms, a policy now under consideration in more...

Australia online regulator reports non-compliance with social media ban

Australia’s online safety regulator on Tuesday raised concerns over compliance by major social media platforms with the country’s social media ban for minors, warning that it is cu...

Under global spotlight, Australia plays hardball on social media ban

Since Australia banned children from using social media in December, lawmakers from Spain to Malaysia have expressed interest in following suit, while U.S. courts have found tech f...

Australian social media ban marred by weak platform checks, tech providers say

Regulatory ​data shows millions of ​suspected under-age accounts ⁠have been removed since the law came into force

Lessons from Australia's social media ban for children: Q&A

Australia became the first country to prohibit those under age 16 from using major social media platforms in December 2025. The aim was to limit the potentially harmful cognitive,...

Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Stumbles with ID Breaches and Widespread Evasion

Since Labour is laying the groundwork for an Australia-style social media ban for u16s, it is worth checking how the prototype is going. Less than a year in, Australia’s eSafety Co...

Majority of Australian kids are still on banned social media platforms, study finds

Many countries are pursuing social media bans for anyone under 16, but a recent poll is putting the effectiveness of such laws into question. The Molly Rose Foundation, a charity o...

Australia vs teens on TikTok: Inside the fight to make the u16s social media ban stick

Internal documents, industry sources and government insiders reveal how it's fighting battles on all sides to make the ‘world-first’ policy work.

Analysis-Under global spotlight, Australia plays hardball on social media ban

What social media bans are being considered by countries?

The European Commission this week issued a preliminary finding against Meta, accusing it of failing to prevent children under 13 from using Instagram and Facebook.

Report: 60% of Australian Teens Are Evading Social Media Ban

Research finds about 60% of Australian teenagers are evading their country’s landmark ban on social media accounts for children under 16. The post Report: 60% of Australian Teens A...

Report: 60% of Australian Teens Are Evading Social Media Ban

Research finds about 60% of Australian teenagers are evading their country’s landmark ban on social media accounts for children under 16. The post Report: 60% of Australian Teens A...

Most Young Australians Successfully Evade the Country's Social Media Ban

The anxious generation is proving more tech savvy than regulators.

Most Australian teens admit the social media ban isn’t working as they try to sidestep age verification blocks with face...

A new survey found more than 60% of Australian kids between 12 and 15 are still using at least one social media platform following a ban implemented last year.

Indonesia, Australia tussle with Meta and Google over teen social media ban

A Canadian youth social media ban would be complicated, experts say

This comes as Australia's current social media ban for youth under 16 years old continues to be a heavy point of contention as to whether this should be an international law.

Wikipedia founder brands Australia’s social media ban an ‘unmitigated disaster’ and ‘embarrassment’

Jimmy Wales remembers a toxic internet even before social media and says AI is ‘not a disaster’ for the free – and freely edited - online encyclopaediaFollow our Australia news liv...

Survey of 1,050 Australian teens: ~60% said they retained access to social media accounts after ban; two-thirds say plat...

Sasha Rogelberg / Fortune: Survey of 1,050 Australian teens: ~60% said they retained access to social media accounts after ban; two-thirds say platforms took no action to remove ac...

UK minister visits Australia for ‘lessons’ ahead of expected British social media crackdown

Kanishka Narayan says Australia’s pioneering law has contributed to national conversation under way in BritainThe UK’s online safety minister says he has spent a week in Australia...

Experts look to Europe as companies flout Australian social media ban 

With age verification systems in question, the Government is considering duty-of-care requirements for social media platforms  The post Experts look to Europe as companies flout Au...

Child social media bans, the Trojan horse for the State surveillance of adults

AUSTRALIA’S government was the first to introduce a ban on under-age use of social media platforms. Though the ban, introduced in December for under-16s, likely had some positive e...

Menilai Rapor Australia dalam Kebijakan Pelarangan Media Sosial

Pemerintah Indonesia telah resmi memberlakukan Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 17 Tahun 2025 tentang Tata Kelola Penyelenggaraan Sistem Elektronik dalam Perlindungan Anak (PP TUNAS) pad...

Social media ban to affect Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat

A proposed ban on children younger than 15 using social media platforms will stop access to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat as of January 1, 2027 for anyone born from 2012...

Would Social Media Ban for Children Work Here? Australia Offers Lessons.

New paper by Cass Sunstein, colleagues finds poor early adherence but also suggests trying to shift social norms, offering incentives could help The post Would Social Media Ban for...