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Australia Bans Social Media for Under-16s

The Associated Press on MSN · 8m

Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?

It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids off social media until they turn 16.

USA TODAY on MSN · 5d

Australia passes social media ban for children under 16

SYDNEY, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that has gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of the toughest regulations targeting Big Tech.

CNN on MSN · 5d

Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s

Australia’s parliament has passed a law banning social media for children under 16, putting tech companies on notice to tighten security before a cut-off date that’s yet to be set.

4don MSN

How Australia’s controversial social media ban for children compares to other countries

New law banning social media for children under 16 ignites debate over impact on child safety, online freedom and tech ...

2don MSN

Australia sparks outrage with particularly harsh social-media restrictions

One of the world's toughest social-media crackdowns took a week to become law, after a lawmaker's wife read Jonathan Haidt.

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Australia's under-16 social media ban sparks anger and relief

In Sydney, reaction to the ban was mixed. Children, meanwhile, said they would try to find a way around the ban.

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