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Australia's Social Media Ban To Protect Gen Alpha From 'Purgatory'
Starting December 10, Australia will ban under-16s from a raft of the world's most popular social media platforms and websites, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
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Prove Age, Impose Penalties: How Australia Plans Its U-16 Social Media Ban
Australia will soon ban under-16s from the likes of Facebook and TikTok, a world-first move of huge interest to all those worried about the harms of social media.
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"You Pig": Man Caught With His Pants Down Allegedly Pooping In Public
An Adelaide resident confronted a man squatting on a suburban street in Para Hills, reportedly to defecate. In footage shared on Facebook, Trent Carter approached the man crouching on a patch near a house.
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Meta Tells Young Australians To Download Their Data Before Social Media Ban
Meta began sending thousands of young Australians a warning to downland their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram and Threads before a world-first social media ban on accounts of children younger than 16 takes effect.
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Meta To Remove Social Media Accounts Of Australians Under 16 By December 10
Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on December 4, tech giant Meta said Thursday, as Canberra prepares to enforce sweeping laws banning teens from social media.
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Explained: How Australia's Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16 Will Work
From December 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok - one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world.
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Auckland Feline Gets Named 'Leonardo Da Pinchy' Due To His Laundry Pilfering
Most cat owners dread their pets bringing home mice or birds. But for the owners of one felonious feline in Auckland, New Zealand, there's a worse shame being the unwitting accomplice to an unstoppable one-cat crimewave.
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YouTube Exemption From Australian Teen Social Media Ban Opposed by Regulator
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, called on the government to reverse its controversial exemption for YouTube from a social media ban for under-16s. In a blog post, YouTube said Inman Grant’s comments ignored the benefits YouTube offered to school students and teachers.
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Big Tech Opposes YouTube Exemption from Australia's Ban on Social Media for Children
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms, Snapchat and TikTok believe Australia should not exempt YouTube from its decision to ban social media for minors. YouTube stands to be exempted from the ban as it is considered a key educational tool and is the only service allowed for children as part of a family account with parental supervision rights...
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Facebook-Parent Meta Settles with Australia's Privacy Watchdog Over Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit
Meta Platforms has agreed to a AUD 50 million settlement ($31.85 million or roughly Rs. 270 crore), Australia's privacy watchdog over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. In June 2023, the country's federal court ordered Meta and the privacy commissioner to enter mediation.
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What Australia Is Doing To Make Big Techs Pay Media Publishers For News
Australia is planning to come up with new rules to force big tech companies to pay local publishers for news.
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Proposed Australia Law Would Fine Big Tech Over Digital Competition
Australia's centre-left Labor government has targeted Big Tech's influence, and parliament passed a law last week that banned social media for children aged under 16.
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Australia Passes Social Media Ban for Children Under 16
Australia has approved a social media ban for children aged under 16. A trial of methods to enforce it will start in January with the ban to take effect in a year.
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Facebook, Instagram, TikTok Brace For Australian Social Media Ban Fallout
Australia's controversial new law barring under-16s from social media is one of the toughest crackdowns yet on platforms including Facebook and TikTok as governments worldwide grasp for ways to protect children from harmful content.
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Australia Passes Landmark Order Banning Social Media For Under-16s
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X.
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Australia's Social Media Ban To Protect Gen Alpha From 'Purgatory'
Starting December 10, Australia will ban under-16s from a raft of the world's most popular social media platforms and websites, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
-
Prove Age, Impose Penalties: How Australia Plans Its U-16 Social Media Ban
Australia will soon ban under-16s from the likes of Facebook and TikTok, a world-first move of huge interest to all those worried about the harms of social media.
-
"You Pig": Man Caught With His Pants Down Allegedly Pooping In Public
An Adelaide resident confronted a man squatting on a suburban street in Para Hills, reportedly to defecate. In footage shared on Facebook, Trent Carter approached the man crouching on a patch near a house.
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Meta Tells Young Australians To Download Their Data Before Social Media Ban
Meta began sending thousands of young Australians a warning to downland their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram and Threads before a world-first social media ban on accounts of children younger than 16 takes effect.
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Meta To Remove Social Media Accounts Of Australians Under 16 By December 10
Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on December 4, tech giant Meta said Thursday, as Canberra prepares to enforce sweeping laws banning teens from social media.
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Explained: How Australia's Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16 Will Work
From December 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok - one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world.
-
Auckland Feline Gets Named 'Leonardo Da Pinchy' Due To His Laundry Pilfering
Most cat owners dread their pets bringing home mice or birds. But for the owners of one felonious feline in Auckland, New Zealand, there's a worse shame being the unwitting accomplice to an unstoppable one-cat crimewave.
-
YouTube Exemption From Australian Teen Social Media Ban Opposed by Regulator
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, called on the government to reverse its controversial exemption for YouTube from a social media ban for under-16s. In a blog post, YouTube said Inman Grant’s comments ignored the benefits YouTube offered to school students and teachers.
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Big Tech Opposes YouTube Exemption from Australia's Ban on Social Media for Children
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms, Snapchat and TikTok believe Australia should not exempt YouTube from its decision to ban social media for minors. YouTube stands to be exempted from the ban as it is considered a key educational tool and is the only service allowed for children as part of a family account with parental supervision rights...
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Facebook-Parent Meta Settles with Australia's Privacy Watchdog Over Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit
Meta Platforms has agreed to a AUD 50 million settlement ($31.85 million or roughly Rs. 270 crore), Australia's privacy watchdog over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. In June 2023, the country's federal court ordered Meta and the privacy commissioner to enter mediation.
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What Australia Is Doing To Make Big Techs Pay Media Publishers For News
Australia is planning to come up with new rules to force big tech companies to pay local publishers for news.
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Proposed Australia Law Would Fine Big Tech Over Digital Competition
Australia's centre-left Labor government has targeted Big Tech's influence, and parliament passed a law last week that banned social media for children aged under 16.
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Australia Passes Social Media Ban for Children Under 16
Australia has approved a social media ban for children aged under 16. A trial of methods to enforce it will start in January with the ban to take effect in a year.
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Facebook, Instagram, TikTok Brace For Australian Social Media Ban Fallout
Australia's controversial new law barring under-16s from social media is one of the toughest crackdowns yet on platforms including Facebook and TikTok as governments worldwide grasp for ways to protect children from harmful content.
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Australia Passes Landmark Order Banning Social Media For Under-16s
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X.
