Create account

Coverage dated September 9, 2024

Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media

Headline from Voice of America

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the impact of the sites on young people as a 'scourge'

Voice of America's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Read the reports

Reports & sources

25 articles, oldest first.

  1. Voice of America

    Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media (opens Voice of America)

    Published

    Voice of America's feed description

    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the impact of the sites on young people as a 'scourge'

  2. CNN

    Australia plans a minimum age limit for social media use (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Australia intends to set a minimum age limit for children to use social media, citing concerns about mental and physical health. The plan has sparked backlash from digital rights advocates who warn the measure could drive dangerous online activity underground.

  3. Variety

    Australia Proposing to Ban Children From Social Media, Joins Wave of Asian Government Crackdowns on Platforms (opens Variety)

    Published

    Variety's feed description

    Australia is proposing to ban children from accessing social media, as Malaysia, Singapore and Pakistan also seek control of tech platforms.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Australia says it will ban minors from using social media (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he wants children ‘off their phones and on the footy field’.

  5. Digital Journal

    Op-Ed: Australia’s push for an age limit on social media is looking kind of weird (opens Digital Journal)

    Published

    Digital Journal's feed description

    If this is a precedent for global social media, it’ll be a major upheaval.

  6. The Republic

    Australia proposes legal minimum age for children accessing social media (opens The Republic)

    Published

    The Republic's feed description

    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government on Tuesday promised to legislate this year to enforce a minimum age for children to access social media, but it has yet to announce how ages will be verified.

  7. Time

    Australia to Set Age Limits for Social Media Sites (opens Time)

    Published

    Time's feed description

    No specific age limit has been set yet for social media. The move is part of a push to protect children’s mental health and shield them from inappropriate content online.

  8. Al Jazeera

    Australian PM announces plan to ban young children from social media (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced plans to ban children from using social media.

  9. Engadget

    Australia’s Prime Minister wants to ban social media for children (opens Engadget)

    Published

    Engadget's feed description

    Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants to impose a nationwide age limit on social media.

  10. The Conversation US

    Social media is like sex – young people need education, not unrealistic bans (opens The Conversation US)

    Published

    The Conversation US's feed description

    Instead of just banning young people from social media, the government should develop and fund better social media literacy programs for them.

  11. The Guardian

    Australia plans to ban children from social media. Is checking and enforcing an age block possible? (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    As the Albanese government pledges a ban, age verification trials in the UK and US show possible hurdles and privacy concerns

  12. The World from PRX

    Australia plans to ban kids from social media (opens The World from PRX)

    Published

    The World from PRX's feed description

    The government plans to set a minimum age of between 14 and 16 for using social media platforms without parental consent. Some critics warn restrictions will drive children to other platforms that are less regulated and less safe. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum reports.

  13. Insider

    Australia has a plan to combat the iPad kid: set a national age limit for social media (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the exact age — and how it'll be enforced — hasn't been decided yet.

  14. Deadline

    Australia Proposes Banning Children From Social Media (opens Deadline)

    Published

    Deadline's feed description

    Australia's PM Anthony Albanese said that the government will introduce legislation to block children from social media, up to the age of 16.

  15. NBC News

    Australia plans minimum age for social media use, angering digital rights advocates (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Australia plans to set a minimum age limit for children to use social media citing concerns about mental and physical health, drawing a backlash from digital rights advocates.

  16. Breitbart News

    Australia Plans Ban on Most Children Using Social Media (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls for a minimum age limit of 14 to 16 for children to use social media.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media | Since Then