Media Watch Australia

Australia implements social media ban

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

"It's a proud day to be prime minister of Australia," Anthony Albanese says as a world-first ban on social media accounts for under-16s comes into effect

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Australia is trying to enforce the first teen social media ban. Governments worldwide are watching.

RTÉ Ireland · 5d

Watch: Australia's new social media ban explained

BreakingNews.ie · 1d

Social media ban for children under 16 begins in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 as it took effect on Wednesday.

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'This is the end': Australian teens mourn loss of social media as ban begins

RTE Online · 1d

Would an Australia-style social media ban for children work here?

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Australia Bans Social Media For Kids Under Age 16

Roderick Macleod, 70, was walking his dogs when he was allegedly struck by a driver with dozens of prior arrests.

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Should the US adopt Australia’s social media ban for teens? Experts weigh in

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

CNN

YouTube to be included in Australia’s social media ban for children under 16

Australia has picked a fight with the world’s largest video platform by backtracking on an earlier promise to exclude YouTube in its social media ban for children under 16. The Labor government said Wednesday the site, which is owned by Google’s parent ...

Reuters

Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube, scraps exemption

SYDNEY, July 30 (Reuters) - Australia said on Wednesday it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the Alphabet-owned (GOOGL.O), opens new tab video-sharing site and ...

GCN

Australia expands teen social media ban to YouTube

The global conversation about how social media affects the mental health of children and teens is intensifying, yet Australia has taken a leading initiative by pushing stricter regulations. By adding YouTube to the roster of platforms banned for users ...

New Scientist

Will Australia's social media ban really keep teenagers safe online?

In just a few months, the online world of Australian teenagers will be turned on its head as the federal government’s ban on social media for under-16s comes into effect. But with the December deadline looming, children and their parents still have no ...

Reuters

Australia regulator and YouTube spar over under-16s social media ban

SYDNEY, June 24 (Reuters) - Australia's internet watchdog and YouTube exchanged barbs on Tuesday after the regulator urged the government to reverse a planned exemption for the Alphabet-owned (GOOGL.O), opens new tab video-sharing platform from its world ...

Time

Australia’s Leader Takes On Social Media. Can He Win?

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House in Canberra on Feb. 5. Editor at Large The press conference starts like any other: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is grilled on everything from affordable housing and war in the ...