Australia's teen social media ban faces enforcement challenges due to platforms' weak application of available age-checking tools, not tech...

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

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...

TikTok will start rolling out new age-detection technology across Europe in the coming weeks as the ByteDance-owned platform faces regulato...

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...

TikTok has introduced new updates to its Family Pairing feature, allowing parents more control over their teens' activities on the platform...

Thirteen U.S. states and Washington D.C. have sued TikTok, alleging the platform harms minors by fostering addiction through its content. T...

"TikTok has not taken adequate measures to prevent the spreading of such content, and has not fully complied with the guidelines it has ado...

Reuters reported exclusively in March that Snapchat owner Snap Inc had only removed a few dozen children aged under-13 from its platform in...

TikTok has been fined almost $16m by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for breaching data protection laws, including misusing ...

The study found a slight increase in both apps' popularity in the past year, with TikTok now being used by 53% of children (up from 50%), a...

Britain, like the European Union and other countries, has been grappling with how to protect social media users, and in particular children...

According to figures recently published by the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Young Children), Snapchat accounted...

SC says if the Madras High Court fails to decide on app’s plea on April 24, its ban order will stand vacated.

MeitY’s order will stop further downloads, but people who already have the app will be able to still use it.

ByteDance owns popular short-video and social media platforms such as TikTok and Helo, which are popular among India’s teenagers.

The content that goes viral on Chinese video apps such as TikTok, Kwai and Bigo Live is often viewed as dangerously close to exposing child...