Australia says millions of underage social media accounts were shut down in the first month after a sweeping new ban on users ...

Move comes as calls for Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow around world ...

Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia.

For the first time in years, Amy feels free. One month since Australia's teen social media ban kicked in, she says she is ...

The effects of a new social media ban for under 16s in Australia has been mixed so far. Some teens are embracing new habits ...

Australia has become the first major country to ban social media use for children under 16, raising questions about the ...

In a parliamentary session Tuesday, the companies confirmed they will begin notifying affected users and preparing to deactivate underage accounts. Meta said it had identified about 450,000 users ...

The ban stems from amendments to the Online Safety Act 2021, which established a minimum age of 16 for users of social media. Rather than naming specific platforms, the law defines “age-restricted ...

AS British politicians squabble about how to keep children safe online, one bereaved mum is taking the fight to the United States. Today, Ellen Roome – who suspects her 14-year-old son died ...

TikTok will start rolling out new age-detection technology across Europe in the coming weeks, it said, as the ByteDance-owned platform faces regulatory pressure to better identify and remove accounts ...

The minimalist beauty brand founded by Hailey Bieber is launching in Australia and New Zealand via an exclusive retail ...