How is Australia’s under-16 social media ban going?

Relief, frustration and a surge in fake birthdays: inside Australia’s social media ban for under-16s - As social media age ...

Social media ban for under-16s could 'create a game of cat and mouse' between platforms and users

The House of Lords has voted to back a ban on social media for under-16s, putting pressure on the government ahead of its own ...

Social media firms have come to ban 'kicking and screaming', says Australia eSafety boss

As other nations consider similar laws, Julie Inman Grant told the BBC the ban is already exceeding expectations.

Digital Lockdown: Why Australia's Social Media Ban is Either Genius or a Total Disaster

Australia's decision to ban social media use for children under 16 has become one of the most consequential digital policy ...

Australia’s Social Media Ban on Kids Is Likely an Outlier

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, in our series that looks at themes to watch in 2026, Alexandra S. Levine ...

Meta warns Australia’s under-16 social media ban isn’t effective — after banning nearly 550K accounts

Meta is urging Australia to rethink its ban on social media for people under age 16 after the company said it blocked nearly 550,000 accounts it believes belonged to teens in just one week in order to ...
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Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month

The figures show social platforms actively following the law, imposing up to A$49.5 million in fines, without penalising ...

Australia removes 4.7M kids from social media platforms in first month of historic ban

Australia says millions of underage social media accounts were shut down in the first month after a sweeping new ban on users ...
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Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban: Service Providers’ Legal Obligations, the Promise, and the Perils

The ban stems from amendments to the Online Safety Act 2021, which established a minimum age of 16 for users of social media. Rather than naming specific platforms, the law defines “age-restricted ...

British leader says ’no option off the table’ as UK considers Australia-style teen social media ban

The British government is considering banning young teenagers from social media to protect them from harmful content and ...

UK weighs Australia-style social media ban for children under 16

By Muvija M and Sam Tabahriti LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Britain is considering an Australian-style ban on social media for ...