Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube, scraps exemption(reuters.com)

319 points by Brajeshwar 1 year ago | 472 comments

Reuters news article reporting that Australia has extended its under-16 social media ban to include YouTube, removing a previously planned exemption.

Streaming platform Twitch added to Australia's teen social media ban(bbc.com)

30 points by Erikun 11 months ago | 42 comments

Under-16s to be banned from social media, Starmer announces(bbc.co.uk)

30 points by petepete 4 months ago | 21 comments

UK consulting on bringing in social media ban for under 16s(bbc.com)

22 points by 1659447091 9 months ago | 20 comments

Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers(bbc.com)

18 points by 1659447091 7 months ago | 35 comments

Australia to ban under-16s from social media after passing landmark law(independent.co.uk)

10 points by isaacfrond 1 year ago | 4 comments

Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube, scraps exemption(reuters.com)

319 points by Brajeshwar 1 year ago | 472 comments

Reuters news article reporting that Australia has extended its under-16 social media ban to include YouTube, removing a previously planned exemption.

Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16(reuters.com)

377 points by robbiet480 1 year ago | 394 comments

Reuters article on Australia's proposed ban on social media use for people under 16; the capture shows a bot-check captcha instead of the article.

Finland looks to introduce Australia-style ban on social media(yle.fi)

669 points by Teever 8 months ago | 482 comments

Yle News article on Finland considering an Australia-style ban or restriction on social media use by children under 15, backed by the PM and health authority THL.

Norway Set to Become Latest Country to Ban Social Media for Under 16s(bloomberg.com)

339 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 6 months ago | 347 comments

Bloomberg news article reporting that Norway plans to ban social media use for children under 16.

Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada(cbc.ca)

627 points by empressplay 1 year ago | 360 comments

CBC News report that the Canadian government ordered TikTok to wind down its Canadian operations after a national security review, while Canadians can still use the app.

Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege(reuters.com)

562 points by pseudolus 11 months ago | 224 comments

Reuters article on US court filings alleging Meta buried internal causal evidence that its social media platforms harm users; page showed a captcha verification.