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Australia rolls out ‘for the good of our kids’ ad campaign ahead of teen social media ban

Australia has launched a multimillion-dollar national awareness campaign to promote an upcoming law that will ban social media access for anyone under 16, framing the change as being “for the good ...
New York Post

What the US can learn from Australia’s new social media ban for kids

The road to hell is paved with good intentions — and so is the path to a potential surveillance state. After losing its high-profile case in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia last ...
Free Malaysia Today

Australia says social media ban is ‘for the good of our kids’ in new ad campaign

Australian communications minister Anika Wells said the campaign aims to spread awareness about the changes coming for families. (EPA Images pic) Australia has launched a multimillion-dollar ...
The Conversation

Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16 just became law. How it will work remains a mystery

Lisa M. Given receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and a Fellow of the Association for Information Science ...
Hindustan Times

No Instagram, no YouTube: Australia announces social media ban for kids under 16 and the internet has mixed feelings

In a world-first move, the Australian government has announced a sweeping social media ban for children under 16, and YouTube is now on the list. “YouTube is not social media,” claimed the platform ...
Android

Australian kids reportedly bypass age limits to use social media

Kids in Australia routinely use social media apps and can bypass the age limit restrictions set by these platforms, suggests a report by the country’s online safety regulator on Thursday.