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Australia To Enforce Social Media Age Limit Of 16 Next Week With Fines Up To $33 Million

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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Social media platforms must report monthly how many children’s accounts they close once Australia begins enforcing its 16-year age limit next week, a minister said Wednesday.…

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Australia enforces social media age limit of 16 with £26 million fines

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Social media platforms face fines of up to £26 million from 10 December if they fail to take reasonable steps to remove accounts of Australian children younger than 16

Australia to ban under-16s from social media with fines up to £24m

Platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube and livestreaming service Twitch must report each month how many underage accounts they close.

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Australia bans under-16s from social media with fines up to £24m for platforms

Social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube face massive fines if they fail to remove accounts of Australian children under 16 from next week.

Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 with fines of up to £24M

Platforms face fines if they fail to take reasonable steps to remove accounts of Australian children younger than 16.

Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 with fines of up to £24M

Platforms face fines if they fail to take reasonable steps to remove accounts of Australian children younger than 16.

‘Influencers’ Director on Making a Scary Movie for Scary Times: “Horror Is a Great Platform”

Kurtis David Harder goes off on social media and other technology misuses ahead of his psychological thriller screening at the Whistler Film Festival and bowing on Shudder Dec. 12.

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Trump’s midnight Truth Social posting spree was filled with foreign users posing as MAGA influencers

Social media platform X recently launched a feature that allows users to see where an account is based – revealing many online trolls are posting from the United States

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Australia expects platforms to "stop under-16s from using VPNs" to evade social media ban

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The regulator has refused to say how this will work in practice

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OPay Clinches SERAS 2025 Social Impact & Human Capacity Development Award

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OPay, Nigeria’s leading financial technology company, has been recognized for its outstanding contributions to corporate social responsibility, winning the SERAS 2025 Award for Social Impact & Human Capacity Development. The SERAS Awards…

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Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 next week

www.siasat.com

Melbourne: Social media platforms must report monthly how many children’s accounts they close once Australia begins enforcing its 16-year age limit next week, a minister said Wednesday. Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads,…

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YouTube Warns Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Make Children ‘Less Safe’

YouTube has sharply criticized Australia’s soon-to-be-implemented social media ban for under-16s, calling the world-first legislation “rushed” and warning it could undermine online safety rather than enhance it. Beginning December 10,…

Australia Defends Landmark Social Media Ban, Says It Will Shield Youth From Algorithm-Driven “Purgatory”

Australia’s government has defended its sweeping new social media restrictions, saying the upcoming ban on under-16s will protect children from an online “purgatory” created by harmful algorithmic content. Starting December 10, children…

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Four deadly social media trends every parent should know about to protect kids

www.mirror.co.uk

Almost all teenagers use social media, despite there being many risks involved with doing so. For that reason, parents must keep up with dangerous challenges and trends that are sweeping platforms

Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 next week

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Australia is set to enforce its age limit for social media accounts starting next week, and the platforms must provide monthly reports on how many children's accounts they have closed or face fines

Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 next week with fines up to $33 million

Australia is set to enforce its age limit for social media accounts starting next week, and the platforms must provide monthly reports on how many children's accounts they have closed or face fines

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OPay Clinches SERAS 2025 Social Impact & Human Capacity Development Award

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OPay, Nigeria’s leading financial technology company, has been recognised for its outstanding contributions to corporate social responsibility, winning the SERAS 2025 Award for Social Impact & Human Capacity Development. The SERAS Awards…

Australia Says Social Media Ban To Protect Young From ‘Purgatory’

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The country will, from December 10, ban under-16s from a raft of the world's most popular social media platforms and websites, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

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YouTube Says Australia Social Media Ban Makes Children ‘Less Safe’

www.channelstv.com

The country will, from December 10, ban users under the age of 16 from a raft of the world's most popular social media platforms and websites, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

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YouTube Has A 'Disappointing Update': The Alphabet Platform Will Log Out Millions Of Teens In This Country Next Week

www.benzinga.com

YouTube will automatically log out all Australian users under 16 as a new social media age-limit law takes effect, a move the company argues will make teens less safe online while similar restrictions spread across the region.