Sir Keir Starmer is considering fast-tracking a social media ban for under-16s, which could include AI chatbots restrictions.

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's ...

Jason William Forbes was jailed for seven years and five months after pleading guilty to multiple offenses in Australia ...

Australia introduced the strictest social media ban in the world for minors. On the surface, it aims to protect children from online harm. But enforcing it requires age verification for everyone. That ...

Group travelled along the bridge’s main deck – where cycling is prohibited – before turning around and riding through the CBD ...

In the months before his arrest the man had modified the roof space in his home to be a soundproof “panic room”, and had ...

Discord will soon enact age verification for all users, a move aimed at teen safety — but one that sparked intense backlash from adults on the platform.

As more countries look to follow Australia's lead and introduce social media bans for children, we ask whether Australia's legislation is working.

An elderly Australian woman has reportedly suffered a serious head injury after allegedly being struck by a child riding an e-bike near her home.

The religious order sent the priest to Australia for a programme that provided risk assessment and therapy for those accused of sexual abuse.

Australia has implemented a groundbreaking ban on social media for children under 16, reflecting global efforts to regulate ...

For years, governments have relied largely on platform-led safety tools to manage children’s use of social media. That ...