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Social media firms urge caution on early Australia under-16 ban dataLocal heads of YouTube owner Google, Facebook and Instagram owner Meta, Snapchat and TikTok fronted a Senate inquiry as lawmakers pressed t...- Meta says it has taken down 756,000 Australian teen accounts as ban enforcement loomsThe company said it had deactivated 462,000 suspect Instagram accounts and 294,000 suspect Facebook accounts from just before the Australia...
- Australia to make tech companies pay more outlets for content under reworked media lawThe changes also commit the government to giving 5% of funds raised under the scheme to the Australian Associated Press (AAP), the former...
- Australia hikes levy for tech giants that fail to strike local news dealsAustralia's government has raised a planned levy on tech giants. This charge will apply if they fail to reach news deals. The levy now stan...
- Most Australian teens still on social media three months after under-16 ban began, study findsIn a study published on Friday, eSafety also found most children aged between 10 and 15 were using social media just as frequently in March...
- Musk's X opposes Australia's tougher teen social media rulesElon Musk's X platform criticizes Australia's proposed internet regulator powers. Australia's law barring accounts for under-16s faces sign...
- Elon Musk's X says Australia social media ban undermines international lawAustralia's world-first law barring accounts for under-16s took effect last December, drawing criticism from social media companies, mostly...
- From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media accessAustralia banned social media for children under sixteen, effective December 2025. Britain plans a similar ban for under-sixteens by Spring...
- France bans social media access for children under 15; becomes 1st European country to bar kids from apps such as TikTokFrance has banned children under fifteen from using social media platforms. This new legislation also prohibits mobile phones within French...
- French lawmakers vote on social media ban for childrenFrench lawmakers are voting on a law to ban social media for children under fifteen. This proposed legislation aims to protect minors from ...
- French youth social media ban meets age check conundrumFrance's parliament is weighing a social media ban for under-15s, following in the footsteps of Australia and Indonesia, although enforceme...
- UK announces social media curfew for older teensThe UK government will implement an overnight social media curfew for teenagers aged sixteen and seventeen. This new measure aims to protec...
- EU to limit children's access to social media graduallyThe European Union is considering phased and gradual access to social media for children. Experts recommend supervised use of platforms for...
- EU tells Meta to change Facebook, Instagram's 'addictive design'The European Union has warned Meta to alter Facebook and Instagram's addictive design features. Brussels accuses the tech giant of failing ...
- EU moves closer to kicking kids off social mediaRestrictions on children's use of social media in the European Union could come as early as this summer, as a long-awaited expert report ne...
- Netflix strikes deals in short-form video pushNetflix is pushing deeper into the short-form video territory dominated by TikTok and YouTube, striking licensing deals with a slate of maj...
- Australia's teen social media ban fails to clear first hurdle in age checks, says studyAustralian online platforms are failing initial age checks for a teen social media ban. Studies show most under-16s can still access platfo...
- Australia's teen social media ban fails to clear first hurdle in age checks, says studySince December, Australia's new social media law has mandated that platforms including Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube bar people under 16 ...
- EU tells France to amend social media ban lawThe EU on Monday ruled that a French draft law to ban social media for under-15s would infringe the bloc's rules if approved in its current...
- Australia to give regulator more power to pursue Big Tech over under-16 banPrime Minister Anthony Albanese said there were still too many children on social media and tech firms were not doing enough to comply with...
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