And Australia just put itself out front. In late November, Australia became the first country in the world to ban minors under age 16 from social media. Oddly enough, it’s an American who will help ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media, leaving it to the Senate to finalize ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a news conference on November 10 that the law is "world leading" and about "letting kids be kids." It is "also about empowering parents to be able to ...

Jessica Balanzategui receives funding from the Australian Children's Television Foundation. This broader project is based at Swinburne University of Technology in collaboration with RMIT University.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Thursday what he called a "world-leading" plan to implement a social media ban for all children under the age of 16. While much of the detail of ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Thursday that he was proposing legislation banning social media for children under the age of 16. Under the legislation, social media platforms ...

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