Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday announced plans in the country to ban social media for children under 16, saying that ... will soon enforce an age limit on use of ...

Children in Australia under the age of 16 will be banned from social media as part of a push to protect young people’s mental health, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, with firms involved ...

Social media users under the age of 16 are set to be barred from using social media, under legislation expected to be introduced to parliament this month. The proposed legislation won't include ...

MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov 7, (AP): The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would institute an age limit of 16 years for children to start ...

Anthony Albanese in September 2024 said he was personally in favour of raising the minimum age of social media to 16, but would work with states on a final proposal to ensure Australia ends up ...

But parental consent would not entitle a child under 16 to access social media. Earlier this year, the government began a trial of age-restriciton technologies. Australia’s eSafety Commissioner ...

Australia is poised to be the first country in the world to impose a minimum social media age of 16 as Labor backs the limit to protect children from online harms. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...

Australia plans to introduce a 16-year-old minimum age for social media access. Social media companies will be responsible for enforcing the age limit. Platforms will have one year to implement ...

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Nov. 7 the government would legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16, a policy the government says is world-leading.