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Social media ban hits 4.7m teen accounts in first month

Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under‑16s took effect, the country’s internet regulator said,...

Meta removes 544k teen accounts in Australia

12 January 2026 | by Justin Hendry

More than half a million accounts belonging to children under 16 were blocked across Meta platforms in the lead-up to Australia’s world-leading ban on teen social media use. New...

Social media ban takes effect as High Court challenge looms

10 December 2025 | by David Allen

Australia’s world-first social media ban has begun as planned, but expectations remain low. Young people plan to evade it, tech companies oppose it and at least one High Court...

Meta starts clock on teen account purge ahead of social media ban

20 November 2025 | by David Allen

Meta is planning to offload under-16s from its platforms and block the creation of new underage accounts up to a week before the teen social media ban comes into...

Platforms scramble against ‘astounding’ pace of social media ban

28 October 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

Major online platforms Facebook and Instagram have not finalised a compliance approach to Australia’s under-16s social media ban, while Snapchat is still seeking an exemption, a month and a...

Teen social media ban faces a new wildcard: teenagers

19 June 2025 | by Byron Kaye

When 13-year-old Jasmine Elkin tried out the age-checking software Australia might use to ban children and teenagers from social media, she was surprised some products could identify a person’s...

Meta’s oversight board rebukes company over policy overhaul

23 April 2025 | by Katie Paul and Echo Wang

Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board on Wednesday sharply rebuked the Facebook and Instagram owner over a policy overhaul in January that cut fact-checking and eased curbs on discussions of contentious...

US Senate investigates Meta’s market access efforts for China

2 April 2025 | by David Shepardson

A US Senate investigative subcommittee opened a review on Tuesday into efforts by Facebook parent Meta Platforms to gain access to the Chinese market and is seeking documents from...

Tech companies’ proposed new safety codes won’t protect all kids online

5 March 2025 | by Toby Murray

In July last year, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant directed tech companies to develop codes of practice to keep children safe from online porn and harmful content. Now,...

Meta’s ‘catastrophic’ move leaves Australians exposed

8 January 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

Meta’s surprise move to end fact checking shows Australia can’t rely on the US for effective tech regulation, according to experts who are now urging policymakers to step up...

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Meta’s oversight board rebukes company over policy overhaul

US Senate investigates Meta’s market access efforts for China

Tech companies’ proposed new safety codes won’t protect all kids online

Meta’s ‘catastrophic’ move leaves Australians exposed

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