Tag: Australias
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Australia’s Teen Social Media Restrictions Start December 10: What’s Permitted and What Isn’t?
Popular social media platforms that are affected by the law include: Instagram, Facebook, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, X, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, and Twitch. Regulators have said that they will be monitoring the services and may add more to the list. Social media platforms are excluded from the ban, as they were deemed as primarily for messaging…
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Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban: 5 Essential Insights
A new Australian law that bars children under 16 from having social media accounts on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, takes effect on December 10. In the weeks leading up to the deadline, tech giants such as Meta began locking out hundreds of thousands of under-16 users from their accounts on its platforms.…
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Australia’s Strategy to Restrict Social Media Access for Under-16s
Australia is set to become the first country in the world to ban people under the age of 16 from social media platforms. The ban will take place officially from December 10. Ahead of the ban, here is a look at the techniques it is using to enforce the restrictions Australia will soon ban under-16s…