Since December, Australia's new social media law has mandated that platforms including Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube bar people under 16 ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said there were still too many children on social media and tech firms were not doing enough to comply with...

Australia is strengthening laws to ban social media for under-16s, despite initial challenges in enforcement. Prime Minister Albanese vows ...

An Australian federal court upheld on Thursday a fine against Elon Musk's X for failing to comply with child internet safety regulations, c...

Despite Australia’s recent legislation prohibiting social media access for those under 16, user habits remain largely unchanged, as indicat...

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

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

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

Australia has brought in a law to ban social media for children under 16 starting December 10, 2025. This landmark law aims to safeguard yo...

Kick $49 million fine: Kick, a live-streaming platform, is in trouble. It may face a hefty fine of $49 million. This follows the death of a...

Australia's internet watchdog criticises social media giants. These firms allegedly ignore online child sex abuse. YouTube and Apple are un...

The centre-left Labor government of Anthony Albanese has previously said it would give YouTube a waiver, citing the platform's use for educ...

In November, Australia approved a social media ban for children under 16, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world. The ban i...

Australia's federal government has released the final report of a review led by experienced public servant Delia Rickard, more than three m...

X challenges Australian regulator's order on posts about Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel's stabbing. Boy charged with terrorism at church. eSafety...

The country's eSafety regulator announced Tuesday that it had issued legal notices to Google, Meta, X, WhatsApp, Telegram and Reddit requir...

Australia's online safety watchdog said it is being taken to court by Elon Musk's X in a fight over the platform's failure to outline how i...