Australia boots kids under 16 off social media: how platforms are responding

Australia is joining a wave of governments around the globe in regulating how kids spend their time online. On December 10th, ...

Millions of Australian children just lost access to social media. What’s happening and will it work?

Children across Australia woke up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban designed ...

I tried making new social media accounts as an under-16. Things are still messy

Some social media apps designated as age-restricted by Australia’s new laws appear to be struggling to vet new users, despite the effective ban on under-16s signing up for the platforms coming into ...