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Australia Passes 'World-Leading' Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16 — with an Aim to Protect Their Mental and Physical Health

The new legislation — passed Thursday, Nov. 28 — gives platforms including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok a year to begin enforcing the age limit Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She ...
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Australia passed a law banning social media for kids under 16. Tech companies will need creative solutions to avoid $32 million fines.

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Australia closer to passing law banning kids younger than 16 from social media

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media, leaving it to the Senate to finalize the world-first ...
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Australia Planning 'World-Leading' Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16: 'Doing Harm to Our Kids'

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese explained the legislation during a news conference on Thursday, Nov. 7 Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at ...
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Google says under-16 social media ban in Australia will be hard to enforce and it will not keep kids safer

Australia is edging closer to enforcing one of the world's strictest digital safety measures, barring users under 16 from accessing social media platforms. The new law, which takes effect on December ...