Kids in Australia will no longer be able to have accounts on social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat as Australia’s under-16 social media ban kicks in Wednesday.

Bill, and 10 social media platforms — including TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube — are now banned for kids under 16.

A world-first ban on major social media platforms for children under the age of 16 goes into effect in Australia on Wednesday. And regulators, parents and teenagers around the globe are watching ...

Australia is joining a wave of governments around the globe in regulating how kids spend their time online. On December 10th, ...

Children across Australia woke up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban designed ...

The measure is one of the most sweeping efforts in the world to safeguard children from the harms of the platforms.

Only time will tell whether Australia’s bold, world-first experiment will succeed. Despite this, it has set off a global ...

While governments around the world continue to tackle the thorny issue of age verification for certain websites and platforms, Australia is taking a blunter approach. Starting today, the entire ...

Ahead a law that prohibits Australians under 16 from using social apps, Apple is highlighting the tools that developers can use to ensure compliance.

Australia's new social media law goes into effect on December 10, 2025, and ahead of that date, Apple is sharing information ...

The powerful X1.1 solar flare from sunspot region 4298 sparked strong radio blackouts on the sunlit portion of Earth at the ...

Tesla quietly launches Robotaxi app in Australia through one major store, hinting at program's international ambitions.