Australia's social media ban for children under 16 will come into effect this Wednesday, Dec. 10. Platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube have already begun disabling users' ...

Starting Dec. 10, Australia is the first country to ban social media for kids under 16. Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote about the move in an opinion essay posted Dec. 7, saying the ban ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Imagine telling your teenage child that he or she couldn't use social media anymore. As terrifying as that sounds, Australia is doing it and many say the U.S. should do the same.

The media have been quick to portray efforts to restrict children’s social-media access as the exclusive province of red states and MAGA conservatives. But late last year, Australia—no hotbed of ...

Under-16s in Australia have been banned from using major social media services including Tiktok, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Threads. They cannot set up new accounts and their ...

MELBOURNE--Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 ...

A 13-year-old boy displays a message on his mobile phone from social media platform Snapchat after his account was locked for age verification in Sydney on December 9, 2025. Reporter Kids in Australia ...

Social media companies have removed access to millions of accounts belonging to children in Australia in the first month since the country’s historic ban took effect, requiring platforms such as ...

In a few weeks, Australia will become the first country to ban children below the age of 16 from having social media accounts. Just weeks from now, Australia will become the first country to ban ...

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 ...