A French mother is fighting to hold social media platforms accountable for her teen son’s suicide, citing algorithms that pushed him into a downward spiral
Ohio’s new age-verification law for online adult content, which requires online platforms to limit certain users’ access to sensitive material, took effect on September 30, 2025. The statute, RC § 1349.10, asks covered platforms to do a…
Will history remember this as the day the planet started to rein in big tech? Australia is firing the first shot by banning under-16s from platforms and social media that include giants such as Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. We of course…
Australia has become the first country to ban social media access for children under 16, starting Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Platforms affected include TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube, and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook. Under the new law,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2025 CONTACT: Madison White 512.463.0694 (Frisco, TX) – The Australian Government has taken a bold step – effective today – to protect young people from the harmful, addictive social media products…
Australia has introduced a landmark, world-first law banning children under 16 from accessing social media platforms, in a sweeping move the government says is designed to “take back control” from powerful tech giants. Under the new rules,…
Many children posted farewell messages, while parents reported distraught children discovering they’d been shut out of platforms as the landmark law took effect.
As Australia's ban on social media for children under 16 takes effect, we speak with Jess Butcher, a tech entrepreneur and founder of digital wellbeing foundation ScrollAware. In spite of being opposed to over-regulation, she tells us she…
Australia now requires social media platforms to verify users’ ages, but without requesting official ID, pushing companies to use alternatives such as specialist firms like K-ID, bank-account checks, AI-based selfie analysis using tools…
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 tech giants but warned the implementation…
Starting Wednesday, Australia will prohibit kids under 16 from using social platforms. For youth content creators, it means logging off or finding creative ways to post anyway.