Hidden in plain sight: Mom discovers 'calculator' app on child's phone was vault for predator chats

A Nassau County mother found an innocent-looking calculator app. She was horrified to find out what it was really hiding and ...

‘PLAYGROUND FOR PREDATORS’: Texas third state to sue gaming titan, Roblox, for child endangerment

At the beginning of November Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, filed a lawsuit against the popular gaming platform, Roblox.

The teen disconnect: what Australia's social ban means for brands beyond borders

As Australia forces TikTok, Instagram and YouTube to lock out millions of teens, brands are watching a future they may soon ...

Australia boots kids under 16 off social media: how platforms are responding

Australia is joining a wave of governments around the globe in regulating how kids spend their time online. On December 10th, ...
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Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown

Australia becomes one of the first nations to push back so forcefully against tech companies with immense political power ...

Will Australia’s social media ban for under-16s be a success? It's unlikely, and here’s why

Australia is doing what no other democracy has done so far. Starting today (December 10), all those under the age of 16 will ...

Up to a million social media accounts change as Australia’s world leading under 16s ban begins

Overnight, around half a million accounts on Meta’s social media platforms Facebook and Instagram vanished in Australia.
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As of today, under-16s banned from social media

Australia may be first to ban under-16s from social media but it’s far from the only government demanding age verification: the UK, as well as several EU countries and US states including Mississippi, ...
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Australia's under-16s social media ban begins

Australia may be first to ban under-16s from social media but it’s far from the only government demanding age verification: the UK, as well as several EU countries and US states including Mississippi, ...

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

The social media accounts of Australians aged under-16 must be deactivated, with companies facing fines for not complying.

Social media ban: Families, teens question new access and verification rules — as it happened

Ten major platforms are now expected to check the ages of all their Australian users and prevent anyone found to be under 16 ...

Australia’s social media ban for kids is here. Experts warn it could have ‘a lot of mistakes'

Experts say Australia’s new social media ban might not change children’s online lives as much as regulators hope.