Meta users under 16 will be sent email, SMS and in-app messages in anticipation of 10 December, when ban will begin ...

Growing calls for under-16s ban in one of world’s largest markets for social media - Multiple states in India are looking at ...

Australia becomes the first democracy to ban social media for under-16s starting December 10, with tech firms facing fines up to $32 million for noncompliance. Policymakers from Brazil to Denmark are ...

Prominent Tanzanian activist Mange Kimambi has accused the government of instigating the removal of her social media accounts that she has been using to mobilise Tanzanians against the government. The ...

Nov. 20 (UPI) --Australian children under 16 will have their Facebook, Threads and Instagram accounts deactivated by Dec. 10, as Meta begins complying with a new law, they were told Thursday. The ...

Australia's social media ban for children under 16 will come into effect this Wednesday, Dec. 10. Platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube have already begun disabling users' ...

Australia introduced a social media ban on younger users effective December 10, 2025. Millions of teens and tweens woke up that day with no access to their social media accounts, including Facebook, ...

Toronto, Canada - December 5, 2024: Meta Platforms apps on a smartphone - Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Meta View, Meta Horizon, Threads, Workplace, Business Suite. Reporter As Australia ...

Younger Australian teenagers on Instagram, Facebook and Threads are being told their accounts will be shut down ahead of the country's social media ban for under-16s. Meta, which owns the three brands ...

It’s what some media commentators are calling “D-Day.” On December 10, a new law that was passed by the Australian governent last November, titled the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age ...