(Bloomberg) -- 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 ...

Responsibility for enforcing the ban lies not with users or parents but the platforms themselves, which face tens of millions ...

Children in Australia under the age of 16 are now legally prevented from using 10 social media apps. This is the first law of its kind in the world. Australian officials admit implementation would be ...

The Australian government announced that YouTube will be among the social media platforms that must ensure account holders are at least 16 years old from December, reversing a position taken months ...

From 10 December, social media companies will have to take "reasonable steps" to ensure that under-16s in Australia cannot set up accounts on their platforms and that existing accounts are deactivated ...

It's been available in the northern hemisphere for years, now Australian children can receive a nasal spray vaccine for the flu.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Teenagers using their phones: Social media ban Australia’s proposed social media ban for kids under 16 is sparking a global ...

Australia just passed the world’s toughest social media ban, blocking kids 16 and under from surfing platforms like Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat — and threatening to punish the companies if they ...

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may ...

Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from ...