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New Zealand’s PM Christopher Luxon proposes banning children from using social media

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New Zealand’s PM Christopher Luxon proposes banning children from using social media

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to reporters at Parliament in Wellington. File | Photo Credit: AP New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has unveiled a proposed law banning children younger than 16 from using social media platforms, citing what he said Monday (August 24, 2026) was “harm being done to a generation” of…

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Australian Prime Minister condemns delay of changes to child social media ban

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Australian Prime Minister condemns delay of changes to child social media ban

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday (July 3, 2026) condemned senators who blocked changes to a world-first social media ban for children, saying tech giants would use the delay to destroy incriminating documents that could be used as evidence against them. The government this week…

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Australia teen social media ban has little impact: research

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Australia teen social media ban has little impact: research

Australia in December banned under 16s from the likes of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, in a crackdown designed to protect children from online bullying and “predatory algorithms”. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia’s social media ban for under 16s has had little impact on teenagers’ scrolling habits, researchers said Thursday in one of the first evaluations…

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Australia leader defends social media ban as teens brag about staying online

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Australia leader defends social media ban as teens brag about staying online

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese acknowledged some young people were still on social media a day after a world-first ban on under-16s went live, saying the rollout was always going to be bumpy but would ultimately save lives. A day after the law took effect with bipartisan support from the major political parties and backing…

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From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children’s social media access

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From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children’s social media access

This image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Australia on Wednesday (December 10, 2025) will become the world’s first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook. The ban is being closely watched by other countries…

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Social Media Companies Raise Concerns Over Australia’s Under-16 Ban

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Social Media Companies Raise Concerns Over Australia’s Under-16 Ban

Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with “many unanswered questions”. The UN children’s charity UNICEF Australia joined the fray, warning the law was no “silver bullet” against online harm and could push kids into “covert and…

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Australia Passes Landmark Order Banning Social Media For Under-16s

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Australia Passes Landmark Order Banning Social Media For Under-16s

Melbourne: Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world’s toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X. The bill has now passed both parliamentary chambers with bipartisan support, and social media firms will soon be expected to take “reasonable steps” to prevent…

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