Millions of teenagers are now banned from social media as world-first laws aimed at better protecting children online come into force. Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube and TikTok are among the ...

Australia’s social media ban for youths took effect Wednesday, a landmark move that’s drawn global attention at a time governments are increasingly enacting rules to shield minors from toxic content ...

It’s August, and a show of hands in an auditorium filled with 300 students at All Saints Anglican School in Australia shows that few of the Grade 9 and 10 students sitting in plush red seats had heard ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Communications Minister Anika Wells said on ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia has added message board Reddit and livestreaming service Kick to its list of social media platforms that must ban children younger than 16 from holding accounts. The ...

Media platforms Reddit and Kick have been added to Australia’s social media ban for under 16s. The ban is due to start on December 10 with Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and X, already ...

Australia will from December 10 force social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok to remove users under the age of 16, imposing hefty fines of up to Aus$49.5 million (US$32 ...

Popular social media website Reddit and streaming giant Kick will be added to a list of websites banned for under-16s in Australia from next month, Canberra said Wednesday.

SYDNEY, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australia's internet watchdog on Wednesday widened its world-first teen social media ban to include Reddit (RDDT.N), opens new tab and video live streaming platform Kick, and ...

Australia broadened its social media ban for under-16s to include some second-tier platforms including Reddit, a little more than a month before the world-first legislation takes effect. As well as ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s internet watchdog on Wednesday widened its world-first teen social media ban to include Reddit and video live streaming platform Kick, and said more sites could be added ...