Australia Bans Social Media for Under-16s:...

Australia becomes the first country to completely ban minors under 16 from social media. Platforms face fines ! Swipe to see →

ON THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 28, 2025, ...

The law establishes that the responsibility for age verification lies with the platforms, not parents or children. Companies that fail to...

WHY AUSTRALIA MADE THIS DECISION

The Australian Parliament's decision wasn't made in a vacuum. It came after years of alarming data on social media's impact on children a...

HOW THE LAW WORKS IN PRACTICE

The law — officially the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2025 — is technically ambitious. It requires platforms to...

GLOBAL REACTIONS

Mark Zuckerberg called the law "extreme and poorly calibrated." However, Meta announced it will implement age verification globally by 20...

ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST

Mental health: Scientific evidence is robust — multiple longitudinal studies connect intensive social media use to depression, anxiety, a...

FIRST RESULTS (MARCH 2026)

Three weeks after the law took effect:

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