Nov. 20 (UPI) --Australian children under 16 will have their Facebook, Threads and Instagram accounts deactivated by Dec. 10, as Meta begins complying with a new law, they were told Thursday. The ...

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab ...

Under-16s in Australia have been banned from using major social media services including Tiktok, X, Facebook, Instagram, ...

Facebook and Instagram began shutting down thousands of accounts belonging to Australian children under the age of 16 on Thursday, a week before the deadline for the country’s unprecedented social ...

SYDNEY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Meta (META.O), opens new tab will block Australian users under 16 from accessing Instagram, Facebook and Threads by December 10 to comply with the country’s sweeping social ...

Australia's social media ban for children under 16 will come into effect this Wednesday, Dec. 10. Platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube have already begun disabling users' ...

Meta announced Thursday that it will close the Instagram and Facebook accounts of Australian users under age 16 early next month as the country’s landmark social media ban begins to take effect. The ...

Melbourne, Australia — Technology giant Meta on Thursday began sending thousands of young Australians a two-week warning to downland their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, ...

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When 15-year-old Carlee Jade Clements wakes up, her first thought is to record a Get Ready With Me video to share with her friends on TikTok. “I love recording everything and posting it the moment I ...