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Australia bans under-16s from social media

Australia demands social media giants report progress on account bans for children under 16

Australian authorities on Thursday demanded some of the world’s biggest social media platforms report how many accounts they have deactivated since a ban on accounts for children younger than 16 becam...

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Social media ban in Australia starts for children under 16: Here's how it works

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Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban

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Reddit sues Australia over social media ban, citing free speech threat

Message board website Reddit (RDDT.N) filed a lawsuit on Friday asking Australia's High Court to overturn the country's social media ban for people under 16 as well as its inclusion in it, calling the...

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Reddit Challenges Australia's World-First Law Banning Children Under 16 From Social Media

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Reddit Sues Australian Government to Block Social Media Ban

Australia unveils rescue bid for Rio Tinto's Tomago aluminium smelter

SYDNEY, Dec 12 () - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Friday a rescue effort to keep open Australia's largest aluminium smelter, the struggling Tomago facility majority-owned by Rio TintoAX>,

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Vaccinations Decline, Infectious Diseases Rise in Australia

A backlash against pandemic-era restrictions, online misinformation, and a lack of resources for healthcare have contributed to Australia’s falling vaccination rates.

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Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia

The ban, a world-first, has been applauded by families looking to take back power from tech giants. But questions remain about its enforceability.