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Australia has banned social media for kids under 16. How does it work?

Young teenagers in Australia have been barred from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok in one of the toughest crackdowns on digital platforms in the democratic world.

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Australian social media ban: when does it start, how will it work and what apps are being banned for under-16s?

Distractify on MSN · 22h

Australia becomes the first country to ban social media for teens — how does it work?

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Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban

Australia at midnight (1300 GMT) on Wednesday became the first country in the world to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) YouTu...

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Australian PM says social media ban a 'proud day' - but some teens say they still have access

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Australia is first country to ban social media for children

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Australia social media ban for under 16s takes effect

The law received harsh criticism from major technology companies and free speech advocates, but was praised by parents and child advocates.

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What Australia's under-16s social media ban means for you in Scotland

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Kids locked out of social media apps after Australia's world-first ban

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TikTok is making ‘upsetting’ changes to comply with the social media ban. Here’s how it will work

What will life look like for under-16s waking up on December 10? As D-Day inches closer, tech giants like Google’s Youtube are starting to drip-feed logistical information to the masses.

The Economist

Disinformation is on the rise. How does it work?

In January 2024, in the run-up to elections in Taiwan, hundreds of video posts appeared on YouTube, Instagram, X and other social platforms entitled “The Secret History of Tsai Ing-wen”. News anchors, speaking English and Chinese, made a series of ...

NPR

Meta is limiting how much political content users see. Here's how to opt out of that

Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads — is making good on its promise to tamp down the amount of political posts that users see on their feeds. Meta said in early February that Instagram and Threads would stop recommending ...

The Motley Fool

How Does Instagram Make Money?

Instagram reaches 3 billion users, driven by popular features like Reels. 2025 U.S. ad revenue for Instagram forecasted at $32.03 billion, a 24.4% increase. Instagram's targeted ads and in-app shopping are major revenue contributors. Instagram is a social ...