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Originally launched on Instagram last year, Teen Accounts is a dedicated experience for teens, guided by parents, with built-in protections that limit who can contact them, the content they see, and how long they spend on the app.

Meta’s sweeping changes for teen users

There will be sweeping new changes coming for teenage social media users as Meta continues to crack down on the content teens see every day.

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‘Glorifying suicide’: Horror social media videos being fed to our kids

Whistleblowers and grieving families have levelled damning accusations against social media giants for bombarding vulnerable kids with depressing content glorifying eating disorders and self-harm.

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$500k cyberattack, check your super now

Four people have lost $500,000 in a major cyberattack that targeted Australian super funds and didn’t just steal money.

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Abbie Chatfield cleared after AEC probe

The influencer’s social media posts featuring Anthony Albanese and Adam Bandt were under review to determine whether they were “political content”.

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Dark secret of mega app you’ve never heard of

Damning reports and a billionaire CEO charged. This is the dark side of a popular messaging app with almost a billion users.

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PM confirms nationwide social media ban

How social media ban will work

Anthony Albanese has revealed how a nationwide age-based ban on social media accounts, including Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook, will work.

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Teens to be ‘banned’ from using social media

Children under the age of 14 could be banned from using social media in a controversial new government proposal.

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State moves to ban social media for kids

One Australian state has revealed a proposal to ban children under the age of 14 from using social media.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 9th, 2023: TIK TOK Generic Pics.Push for TikTok to be banned - Calls to ban the viral video app are gaining steam after the FBI raised the alarm that the Chinese government could access user data.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Tim Pascoe

Aussies point finger at ‘harmful’ TikTok

No country in the world has successfully mandated age restrictions for social media, but a new survey shows Australians still want the age limit raised.

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‘Death threats’ after Aussie’s clash with Musk

Australia’s eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant says she got ‘credible death threats’ after clashing with tech billionaire Elon Musk earlier this year.

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Lauren Dubois shared a poignant but simple post that saw her inundated with terrifying death threats and vile abuse.

Simple post that sparked vile threats

Lauren Dubois shared a poignant image online that saw her inundated with graphic threats. An Aussie start-up is aiming to stop that kind of thing happening.

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Wild amount crypto is written into wills

The amount of cryptocurrency included in the last will and testament of Australians has exploded.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 20, 2023: Editorial generic stock image of an iPhone with the popular apps: Instagram, Messenger and Facebook prominent on its home screen. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

Meta: Total news ban still ‘an option’

A senior Meta official says a total news ban on Facebook remains “on the table,” with current government legislation “unworkable”.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 20, 2023: Editorial generic stock image of an iPhone with the popular apps: Instagram, Messenger and Facebook prominent on its home screen. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

Meta: Total news ban still ‘an option’

A senior Meta official says a total news ban on Facebook remains “on the table,” with current government legislation “unworkable”.

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