Australia’s social media ban for children 16 and under officially went into effect at midnight local time on Dec. 10.

Australia has introduced a world-first social media ban for children under 16, starting Wednesday. Riley Allen, a 15-year-old ...

Pressure is mounting on Congress to act after Australia’s under-16 social media ban sparked calls from U.S. lawmakers to ...

The legal challenge claims the new law inhibited Australians’ 'implied freedom of political communication' and does not ...

The ban, a world-first, has been applauded by families looking to take back power from tech giants. But questions remain ...

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas told CNN’s Jake Tapper his country’s world-first social media ban for children ...

Can children and teenagers be forced off social media en masse?

By Byron Kaye and Renju Jose SYDNEY, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Australia became on Wednesday the first country to ban social media ...

Researchers will study the effects of the policy on young people’s mental health, social interactions and political ...

The measure, which affects anyone under 16, is one of the most sweeping efforts in the world to safeguard young people from ...

The company said the new law, which makes it illegal for children under 16 to have social media accounts, infringes on ...

The landmark law—the first of its kind in the world—kicked in on Wednesday.