SYDNEY, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday took aim at young people parading themselves on social media.
Social Media Ban
SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social media use on Wednesday.
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's internet watchdog on Friday said it would include Amazon.com-owned live streaming service Twitch in its upcoming teen social media ban.
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Instagram owner Meta and other social media firms said on Tuesday they will comply with a ban on users under the age of 16.
A bill to restrict social media for children under 16 will be introduced in the New Zealand parliament.
Software owned by Australia's biggest banks is being tested as a way to comply with a teen social media ban that begins in December.
An Australian government-commissioned report said selfie-based age guessing software could enforce a teen social media ban.
Australia's internet watchdog and YouTube exchanged barbs on Tuesday after the regulator urged the government to reverse a planned exemption.
Some age-checking applications collect too much data and no product works 100% of the time, but using software to enforce a teenage social media ban.
The Australia social media ban law was passed for children under 16, requiring platforms for age-verification measures within 12 months.