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Australia passes strict new social media bans for children

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Australian children will be banned from using some of the world's biggest social media sites under strict new laws passed by the country's parliament.

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  1. Australia's social media ban for kids is closer to becoming law

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    Australia passes strict new social media bans for children

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  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Social media sites call for Australia to delay its ban on children younger than 16 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An advocate for major social media platforms told an Australian Senate committee Monday that laws to ban

  2. NBC News

    Google and Meta urge Australia to delay social media ban for children (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Google and Meta urged the Australian government to delay a bill banning social media for children under 16, saying more time is needed to evaluate its impact.

  3. Fortune

    Meta, TikTok, Google slam Australia’s under-16 social media ban (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Under the proposed law, Australians under 16 years of age will be prohibited from setting up social media accounts, even if they have parental permission.

  4. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Australia's social media ban for kids is closer to becoming law (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years

  5. Digital Journal

    Australia takes step to ban under 16s from social media (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Australian lawmakers moved a step closer to banning under 16s from social media platforms.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Australia closer to passing law banning kids younger than 16 from social media (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Australia’s House of Representatives passed a bill to ban children younger than 16 years old from social media. If it passes, the law would be a world first.

  7. Daily Journal

    Australia's House of Representatives passes bill that would ban young children from social media (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    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 the world-first law.

  8. Newsweek

    Australia nears historic social media ban for under-16s (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    If the bill becomes law on Thursday, social media platforms would have one year to work out how to implement the age restrictions.

  9. Green Field Reporter

    Australia's House of Representatives passes bill that would ban young children from social media - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    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 the world-first law.

  10. CBS News

    Australia social media ban for under-16s takes a big step closer to becoming law (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Australia's House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban children under the age of 16 from using most social media platforms.

  11. Time

    Australia's Proposed Social Media Ban for Kids: What to Know (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Australia’s House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media.

  12. WHDH Boston

    Australia’s social media ban for kids is closer to becoming law - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    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

  13. Al Jazeera

    Australia moves step closer to world-first social media ban for under-16s (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    House of Representatives votes overwhelmingly to pass legislation targeting platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.

  14. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Australian Senate passes social media ban for young children that will soon be a world-first law (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    The Australian Senate passed a social media ban for young children on Thursday that will soon become a world-first law.

  15. WTOP Washington DC

    Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    The Australian Senate passed a social media ban for young children on Thursday that will soon become a world-first law.

  16. WMUR

    Australian Senate passes a social media ban for young children (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate and will soon become a world-first law.

  17. Daily Journal

    A social media ban for under-16s passes the Australian Senate and will soon be a world-first law (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate Thursday and will soon become a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 mi…

  18. WSVN Miami

    A social media ban for under-16s passes the Australian Senate and will soon be a world-first law - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate Thursday and will soon become a world-first law.The law will make

  19. Courthouse News Service

    The Australian Senate debates the world’s first social media ban for children under 16 (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Many child welfare and mental health advocates are concerned about unintended consequences.

  20. NBC 6 South Florida

    Australian Senate passes landmark social media ban for children under 16 (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The Australian Senate has passed a social media ban for children under 16 years old that will soon become a world-first law.

  21. KRDO

    Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s (opens KRDO)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Australia’s parliament has passed a world-first law banning social media for children under 16, putting tech companies on notice to tighten security before a cut-off date that’s yet to be set.

  22. Green Field Reporter

    The Australian Senate debates the world's first social media ban for children under 16 - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Senate was debating a ban on children younger than 16 years old from social media Thursday after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly supported the age restriction.

  23. NPR

    A social media ban in Australia for children under 16 will be first in the world (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    A social media ban for children under 16 will become first law in the world to levy fines on TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram for allowing youth accounts.

  24. MyNorthwest

    Australian Senate passes a social media ban for young children that will soon be a world-first law (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Senate passed a social media ban for young children on Thursday that will soon become a world-first law. The

  25. Wyoming Public Media

    A social media ban in Australia for children under 16 is first in the world (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    A social media ban for children under 16 will be the first law in the world to levy fines on TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram for allowing youth accounts.

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