The global spotlight on the first such ban on people under 16 using popular apps appears to have encouraged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...

While 5 million Australian accounts had been deactivated, a substantial number of Australian children continued to retain accounts, create ...

In a bold move, Indonesia has called on representatives from Meta and Google due to new regulations targeting social media use among childr...

Under the Australian law, platforms face a fine of up to A$49.5 million ($34 million) ⁠for noncompliance, and the regulator added on Tuesda...

Indonesia's social media curbs, which the government says ⁠are intended ⁠to reduce the risk of cyberbullying and addiction, follow a ban in...

The number of 13-to-15-year-olds using TikTok and Snapchat, among the most popular social media apps with Australian teenagers, ⁠fell from ...

British MPs struck down proposals for a blanket ban on social media for children under 16, as the government backed a separate consultation...

The European Union has accused TikTok of breaching digital rules over “addictive design” features such as autoplay and infinite scroll. EU ...

Debate on age restrictions for social media in India is growing, with a lawmaker proposing a bill to ban accounts for those under 16. This ...

Tech giants have blocked 4.7 million accounts under Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s, the country's online safety wat...

Australia's new law banning under-16s from social media has seen platforms deactivate almost five million accounts. This world-first measur...

Tech giant Meta urged Australia on Monday to rethink its world-first social media ban for under-16s, while reporting that it has blocked mo...

Australia will ban under-16s from social media from December 10, forcing platforms like TikTok, Snapchat and Meta to block young users. Tee...

Tech giants Meta and TikTok said Tuesday they will obey Australia's under-16 social media ban but warned the landmark laws could prove diff...

The setup for the age verification app is built on the same technical specifications as the European Digital Identity Wallet which will be ...

ByteDance Group is in talks with Mumbai-based realty major Hiranandani Group to make a comeback in India in an attempt to re-enter one of t...

The voluntary code was developed in response to an Australian government inquiry into the role of online platforms in the spread of misinfo...