MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Social media platforms must report monthly how many children’s accounts they close once Australia begins enforcing its 16-year age limit next week, a minister said ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Social media platforms must report monthly how many children’s accounts they close once Australia begins enforcing its 16-year age limit next week, a minister said ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Social media platforms must report monthly how many children’s accounts they close once Australia begins enforcing its 16-year age limit next week, a minister said ...

Google’s video network YouTube confirmed Wednesday that it will adhere to Australia's upcoming social-media ban and remove the accounts of Australian children under the age of 16. Australia this month ...

In November 2025, a rumor spread online that former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris had called for the voting age in the U.S. to be lowered from 18 to 16. For example, one X user posted a meme ...

BRUSSELS, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The European Parliament called on Wednesday for the European Union to set minimum ages for children to access social media, to combat a rise in mental health problems ...

The European Parliament on Wednesday called for a Europe-wide minimum threshold of 16 for minors to access social media without their parents’ consent. Parliament members also want the EU to hold tech ...

On paper, the ban is one of the strictest in the world. (AFP) Snapchat has begun asking teenage Australians to verify their ages, a company spokesperson said Monday, just weeks before Canberra ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia plans to ban social media for users under the age of 16 starting next year, joining a growing list of countries choosing to limit access to digital platforms due to ...

Australia has extended its crackdown on teen access to social media by adding Amazon-owned Twitch to the list of platforms barred for users under 16, exempting Pinterest. The decision is part of the ...