Tag: Social Media Age Ban

Meta purges another 200k teen accounts as crackdown looms

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Meta has taken down a further 200,000 accounts suspected of belonging to Australians under 16 and promised more action, as it stares down regulatory action and higher fines for...

Social media ban study finds platforms missing age checks

Posted on   |  by Byron Kaye
Australia’s online platforms are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering a world-first teen social media ban ineffective, a study by a team...

Britain the next to follow Australia on social media

Posted on   |  by Paul Sandle and Kate Holton
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would ban social media sites for the under-16s and impose restrictions on gaming and livestreaming platforms, in some of the most far-reaching...

eSafety probes social media giants over cracks in teen ban

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has launched investigations into five social media platforms for suspected breaches of landmark laws designed to keep teens off their sites as it prepares to step...

Two-year study into social media age ban gets underway

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A two-year study into Australia’s world-first social media age ban is underway, with the findings set to inform a future legislative review and potentially shape how other countries move...

Social media ban hits 4.7m teen accounts in first month

Posted on   |  by Byron Kaye
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,...