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A streaming platform popular with gamers has become the latest platform to be banned for Australians under the age of 16, ahead of December 10.

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New social media app to be banned

A streaming platform popular with gamers has become the latest platform to be banned for Australians under the age of 16, ahead of December 10.

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Private school’s secret notes on students, parents leaked

A Brisbane private school is scrambling to address how staff notes about students and parents – including their marital statuses – leaked.

Australian teens have just days left on Instagram and Facebook as Meta launches an unprecedented purge of underage users to comply with world-first laws.

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Kids to lose social media access even earlier in pre-emptive move

Australian teens have just days left on Instagram and Facebook as Meta launches an unprecedented purge of underage users to comply with world-first laws.

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Experts call for social media literacy education following cruel social media trends

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Cruel clicks: This nasty teen trend turns humiliation into entertainment

A mean prank exploiting an Indigenous man has attracted millions of views – and experts warn viral social media trends like this are eroding the “moral compass” of teens.

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Disturbing videos and social media accounts using Sunshine Coast school logos and branding students as âman whoresâ and âuglyâ have emerged online. Photo: iStock

$50m threat: How Australia will enforce under-16 social media ban

Australia has unveiled the world’s toughest rules for social media companies, demanding they actively hunt down and remove users under 16.

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Fake nudes: Crackdown on latest insidious threat to our teens

AI technology used to create fake nudes will be targeted in a new crackdown as the shocking number of visits to well-known ‘nudify’ sites is revealed.

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CANBERRA, Australia - NewsWire Photos - October 17, 2024: eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant appears at the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 hearing at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Bring it on: Safety chief ready for big tech blowback on age limit

Australia’s online safety chief has warned tech giants she’s ready for legal battles as she unveils guidelines for keeping under-16s off social media platforms.

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Kids will get around ban? Well, duh. Here’s why it still matters

Would the same nay-sayers scoffing at our social media age limit think there is no need to have an age limit for consuming alcohol, asks the editor.

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Revealed: Latest platforms targeted by our world-leading age limits

Reddit and Kick will join major social platforms in barring under-16s as Australia introduces world-first online safety laws.

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Renowned child safety advocate Jonathan Haidt believes Australia’s world-leading social media age laws are the biggest step ever taken to protect children and will set the world on course to win the fight against tech giants causing harm to kids.

‘Biggest step ever’: How Aussie laws could protect kids everywhere

Australia’s new social media laws are being hailed globally at the UN with experts predicting a world-changing impact for children across the globe.

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‘It will save lives’: Aussie mum stuns with plea to world leaders

Aussie mum Emma Mason has brought world leaders to their feet at the UN as she implored other countries to follow Australia’s lead to protect kids from social media. SEE THE VIDEO

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‘Monster’: European nation to follow Australia’s social media ban

A European nation plans to ban under-15s from social media after Australia’s groundbreaking reforms, with its prime minister warning “we have unleashed a monster.”

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Australians overwhelming believe spelling is important but they fear standards are slipping because of social media and text messaging. iStock image. For Kids News

‘For the good’: How world-first social media ban will be explained

Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s will be promoted through a national campaign this weekend, as the government warns tech giants to comply or face $50m fines.

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‘Outrageous’: Legendary comedian backs Aussie social media ban

The British comedian behind hit series Blackadder and The Young Ones “unequivocally supports” the Australia’s “brave” decision to stand up to big tech, arguing the it’s not about censorship but protection.

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