Tag: "teen social media ban"
Australia's social media ban for teens draws praise at UN
World 18:05 25/09/2025SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promoted his government's world-first teen social media ban at an event in New York, warning the challenges posed by social media for children was "constantly evolving".
Australia to ban under-16s from YouTube
World 10:31 30/07/2025Australia will use landmark social media laws to ban children under 16 from video-streaming site YouTube, a top minister said Wednesday stressing the need to shield them from "predatory algorithms".
Australia regulator and YouTube spar over under-16s social media ban
World 16:11 24/06/2025SYDNEY -- Australia's internet watchdog and YouTube exchanged barbs on Tuesday after the regulator urged the government to reverse a planned exemption for the Alphabet-owned video-sharing platform from its world-first teen social media ban.
