For years, governments have relied largely on platform-led safety tools to manage children’s use of social media. That ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power ...
Feb 3 (Reuters) - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's ...
Hugo Winwood-Smith (from left), Hardy Macpherson and Edan Abou, all 11 years old, use their phones while sitting outside a school in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. Rick Rycroft / AP MELBOURNE, ...
The four-year trial of about 70 children with "dismal prognoses" in eight hospitals across Australia will test the safety and ...
Young people's access to gender-affirming medical care has been making headlines. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has announced a review into health care for trans and gender-diverse children and ...
Children in Australia under the age of 16 are now legally prevented from using 10 social media apps. This is the first law of its kind in the world. Australian officials admit implementation would be ...