Australian Culture for Kids

Australia Social Media Ban Takes Effect in World 1st

Starting Today, Social Media Is Banned for Australian Kids Under 16

Beginning on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 10 social media platforms — Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, Twitch, X and Kick — cannot legally be used by kids under 16

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Australia's banning social media for kids this week. Here's how it's being enforced.

· 9h · on MSN

Australia's social media ban for children takes effect in world first

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Australia's social media ban leaves a 15-year-old worried about losing touch with friends

Riley Allen, a 15-year-old schoolboy living on an Outback sheep ranch, doesn’t know how he’ll keep in touch with his circle of far-flung friends once Australia's world-first social media ban takes eff...

CNET · 1d

Australia's Bold Move: No Social Media Access for Those Under 16

TMCnet · 10h

X-VPN Offers Privacy Option as Australia's Social Media Ban Raises ID Concerns

Mashable

Australia to ban social media for kids under 16

Australia is set to ban social media for kids under 16, in a stated attempt to minimise "harms that are being caused to young people" through the platforms. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the measures on Thursday, after a decision by his ...

NPR

A social media ban in Australia for children under 16 is first in the world

MELBOURNE, Australia — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 ...