Australia has announced a nationwide ban on social media use for children under 16, set to take effect from December 10, 2025. Under the Online Safety Amendment Bill 2024, major platforms like ...

Roblox and similar platforms remain untouched. They’re excluded because they’re categorised as games, not social media.

The plan has split opinion. It has raised privacy concerns among critics, who warn the ban could be unenforceable. Those in ...

The government stated that platforms that fail to take reasonable steps to exclude children under 16 could be fined up to 50 ...

Australia bans social media for teens under 16 effective December 2025. Experts discuss if India can adopt similar rules to ...

Australia's eSafety Commissioner has come under fire after using a children's TV show to tell kids that they can get around the under-16s social media ban simply by using different online platforms.

America’s most popular social news forum, Reddit, has been added to Australia’s world-first social media ban for children ...

Australia's Communications Minister, Anika Wells, has announced that Reddit will be part of the country's upcoming social ...

Close to half of young Australians worry about addiction to social media, and some support regulation. However, Australia’s ...

is social media really getting banned for kids? and what does this actually mean for parents, teens, and the apps they use ...

Australia’s upcoming social media ban for kids will now apply to Kick, marking a rare case of a platform being restricted in its own country.