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Teen news boss criticises Australian social media ban
An Australian teenage news boss says landmark legislation barring under-16s from social media is a "really bad idea" that will stifle young people's creativity.
Australian social media ban started with call to act by politician's wife
Since Meta whistleblower Frances Haugen aired internal emails in 2021 showing the tech giant knew of social media's mental health impacts on teenagers, world leaders have agonised over how to curb the technology's addictive pull on young minds.
Australian Senate passes social media ban for young children, which will soon become a world-first law
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A social media ban for under-16s passes the Australian Senate and will soon be a world-first law
The Australian Senate has passed a social media ban for young children that will soon become a world-first law
Australia PM says social media firms now have a responsibility to protect kids
By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday that social media platforms now have a responsibility to ensure the safety of children, after the country's parliament passed a bill banning those under the age of 16 from using the services.
Australia Passes Social Media Ban for Children Under 16
Australia on Thursday passed into law a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of the toughest regulations targeting Big Tech.
Australia bans social media for children under-16
TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X, and Instagram will be liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent children younger than 16 from holding accounts.
What Australians think of the under-16 social media ban
Some on the streets of Sydney say it's a "great idea" while others suggest responsibility for children's social media use should be with parents.
Australian Parliament passes world-first law banning social media for under-16s
The world's first social media ban for children under 16 was hailed Australia's Prime Minister, but critics said it does nothing to address harmful content existing on the internet, saying children "absolutely will bypass it".
Australia Passes Landmark Social-Media Ban for Under-16s
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 come into effect,
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