What 17,000-plus young people think about the social media ban

BTN surveyed more than 17,000 Australians under 16 about the federal government's upcoming social media ban. This is what ...
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Roblox adding new age-verification system after lawsuits involving child exploitation, assault

Roblox, a popular social gaming platform containing millions of user-created games, has reported around 40% of its 84 million users are under 13 years old. Many families play together and love the app ...

US wants laws to force App Store age checks, despite Apple's existing protections

The United States wants big tech companies like Apple to protect children online by adding age verification safeguards to the ...

What Australia's social media ban will look like

Australia is now just days away from banning people aged under 16 from social media. In a world-first move, Australia will be ...

Social Media Ban Special BTN - Episode 35, 2025

Australia is about to become the first country in the world to ban social media for kids under 16. Next week, for the last BTN of the year, we bring you a special episode about the Social Media Ban ...
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Senior cyber crime garda warn parents of ‘alarming’ scale of child grooming within games

A senior officer with the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau has cautioned that children are being targeted and exploited on online gaming platforms at a “deeply troubling scale”. Detective ...