Tag: Children
The Australian Senate debates the world's first social media ban for children under 16
MELBOURNE, Australia -- The Australian Senate was debating a ban on children younger than 16 years old from social media Thursday after the...
Social media sites call for Australia to delay its ban on children younger than 16
MELBOURNE, Australia -- An advocate for major social media platforms told an Australian Senate committee Monday that laws to ban children younger than...
Australia rejects Elon Musk's claim that it plans to control access to the internet
MELBOURNE, Australia -- An Australian Cabinet minister on Friday rejected X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s allegation that the government intended to control all...
A social media ban for children younger than 16 is introduced in Australia's Parliament
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban children younger than 16 from social...
Australia won't force social media users to share their personal details when child ban takes effect
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia's communications minister said Wednesday the government won't force social media users to hand over their personal information to tech...
Australia's plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic
MELBOURNE, Australia -- How do you remove children from the harms of social media? Politically the answer appears simple in Australia, but practically...