‘He was my world’: Grieving mother honours son lost to online bullying as Australia moves to ban under-16s from social media

Mia Bannister’s skin is inked with a eulogy to her teenage son Ollie, whose suicide after a battle with anorexia and online ...

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 ...

'For him': Australia mum channels grief into social media limits

The Australian government hopes its law will change the way children spend their time online, not kick them off the net ...

Lawmakers To Consider 19 Bills for Childproofing the Internet

KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids ...

Countdown to the under-16s social ban is on, so what apps are about to be restricted?

Which platforms are set to be restricted, which are set to remain accessible for under-16s, and could we see more bans?
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Identity crisis: How the under-16s social media ban from December 10 will affect Australians of all ages

Australians may be forced to provide official identification or banking details to big technology companies from next week.

Anika Wells wages war against ‘dopamine drip’ with Australia’s impending social media ban

Anika Wells says Australia’s impending social media ban will help teenagers break away from the ‘dopamine drip’ binding under ...

These platforms are currently exempt from the under-16s social media ban. But that could all change

For example, online games that are currently exempt but allow social interaction through features like direct messaging and ...