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Teenagers Question Australia’s Social Media Ban

What to Know About Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16

Kids in Australia will no longer be able to have accounts on social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat as Australia’s under-16 social media ban kicks in Wednesday.

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What to Know About Australia’s Social Media Ban

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Australia Social Media Ban Set to Take Effect, Sparking a Global Crackdown

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Elon Musk’s X says barring under-16s in Australia ‘not our choice’

Elon Musk’s X said on Dec 10 that it would comply with Australia’s world-leading crackdown banning under-16s from social media .

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Australian PM says social media ban a 'proud day' - but some teens say they still have access

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‘You run the country, I raise my children’: Anthony Albanese’s social media ban has Australian netizens divided

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Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown

The government says unprecedented measures are needed to protect children from "predatory algorithms" filling phone screens with bullying, sex and violence.

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World watches first teen social media ban start in Australia

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Australia social media watchdog sees common cause with US as age ban begins

Fast Company

How your data is collected and what you can do about it

You wake up in the morning and, first thing, you open your weather app. You close that pesky ad that opens first and check the forecast. You like your weather app, which shows hourly weather forecasts for your location. And the app is free! But do you know ...

The Economist

From social media to porn, age checks are spreading across the web

To cheers in some quarters and wails in others, various countries are making parts of the web off limits to minors. Australia’s crackdown has been inspired by worries ranging from mental health and cyberbullying to disturbing content.