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Australia teen social media ban faces enforcement gaps

Australia’s landmark ban on social media use for under-16s is being undermined by weak enforcement from platforms rather than limitations in age-checking technology, according to an industry body.

22 Apr 2026-09:35
Indonesia set to ban social media for under-16s

Indonesia will begin enforcing new online safety rules restricting social media access for users under 16, Minister of Communications and Digital Affairs Meutya Hafid said on Friday.

06 Mar 2026-15:52
French MPs approve law to ban social media for children under 15

27 Jan 2026-20:58
TikTok finalizes deal for new US joint venture

TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, said on Thursday that it has finalized a deal to establish a majority American-owned joint venture designed to secure U.S. data, in a move aimed at avoiding a nationwide ban on the short-video app used by more than 200 million Americans.

23 Jan 2026-09:37
Australia's social media ban for under-16s takes effect

09 Dec 2025-20:13
Australia enacts under-16 social media ban

Australia will become the first country in the world to enforce a minimum age for social media use, with a nationwide ban for users under 16 taking effect at midnight on Wednesday.

09 Dec 2025-09:13
Teens challenge Australia’s social media ban in high court

Two teenagers are taking Australia’s landmark social media ban for children to the nation’s High Court, arguing the law is unconstitutional because it infringes on their right to free communication.

26 Nov 2025-12:12
Trump extends TikTok sale deadline by 75 days, plans to work with China

President Donald Trump on Friday extended by 75 days a deadline for Chinese technology company ByteDance to sell U.S. assets of popular short video app TikTok to a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban that was supposed to have taken effect in January under a 2024 law.

05 Apr 2025-00:57
Trump considers plan to avoid TikTok ban as deadline approaches

The Trump administration is considering a deal to save TikTok, which would allow China to maintain control of the algorithm, while leasing it to a U.S. company with a minority ownership stake, according to a source close to the deal on Wednesday.

04 Apr 2025-20:43
China urges US to heed 'rational voices' on TikTok ban

On Monday, China called on the United States to heed "rational voices" regarding the social media platform TikTok, as a law banning the widely popular app on national security grounds went into effect, News.az reports citing The Economic Times.

21 Jan 2025-18:47