A law that restricts social media use to people 16 and over goes into effect in December, but much about it remains unclear ...

Proposed techniques for age estimation of social media users include facial analysis or tracking individuals’ online metadata ...

Australia’s online regulator called on the government to reverse its controversial exemption for YouTube from a social media ban for under-16s, an unusual intervention that echoes similar pleas from ...

Social media companies like Meta, Snapchat and TikTok will invite a fine of more than $49.5 million if they fail to implement ...

Australia announced plans to ban children under 16 from accessing social media in an effort to curb addiction and protect mental health.

Just as Australians are adjusting to the idea of having their ages checked for social media, age assurance rules are being ...

Australia's proposed ban on under-16s using social media is gaining momentum as a government-backed trial indicates age-verification software is viabl ...

Australia's age-assurance technology trial released 'preliminary findings' that the tech was ready to go. Now experts have ...

Australia will lead the world when it brings in the ban later this year. A psychologist who briefed the law said there’s only ...

Australia’s incoming social media ban for children under 16 has got people talking this week as more details emerge about the ...

Underage children will not face repercussions if they circumnavigate the federal government’s looming social media ban, with ...

Google has put its Australian YouTubers on notice: a hike in the minimum age to access social media could hurt your channel ...