2 h. ago Australia social media ban LIVE updates: PM lauds decision as children under 16 barred from social media in world

Australia’s social media ban comes into effect today, with children under 16 barred from some of the most popular social media apps in the world. Follow our live coverage.

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2 h. ago Australia social media ban LIVE updates: Children under 16 barred from social media as world

Australia’s social media ban comes into effect today, with children under 16 barred from some of the most popular social media apps in the world. Follow our live coverage.

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4 h. ago Australia social media ban LIVE updates: Children under 16 barred from social media apps as world

Australia’s world-first social media ban legislation comes into effect today, with children under 16 barred from some of the most popular social media apps in the world. Follow our live coverage

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22 h. ago ‘People want me to fail’: The woman in charge of enforcing Australia’s social media ban feels the heat

Julie Inman Grant is battling tech giants and High Court challenges while navigating her 13-year-old daughter’s conviction that the ban will “ruin her life”.

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39 h. ago Why Australia’s social media ban for under 16s is set to go global

The new law will not solve every problem with “surveillance capitalism” and predatory online behaviour, but it shows governments can address public worries and not just shrug them off.

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6 d. ago Australia news as it happened: Wells issues social media warning one week before ban commences; Putin ready for war with Europe

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

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6 d. ago Wells’ Big Apple trip suggests something beginning to rot at the core

A ministerial trip to sell Australia’s teen social media ban in the US raises questions about government integrity.

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6 d. ago Australia’s social media lockout begins as teens face digital exile

Meta will start booting under-16s from Facebook and Instagram on Thursday, while YouTube finally “begrudgingly” confirms compliance.

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7 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Wells issues social media warning one week before ban commences; Putin ready for war with Europe

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

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1 week ago Take a bow, Terri Irwin. You’re an inspiration to single mothers everywhere

I could barely get all my children in the car with socks on, let alone create kids who understand that their responsibilities – to nature, to their dad’s legacy – matter more than anything else.

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3 w. ago What we know about Australia's teen social media ban – so far

Will my account disappear completely and the content be deleted? Or will I get it back when I turn 16? What happens if I am mistakenly identified as under 16?

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