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.…
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
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.
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.
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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,…
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’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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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 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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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.
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.
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.