Young people will be blocked from TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat in an attempt to protect their mental health.

Social media platforms will be given one year to work out how they could implement the ban before penalties are enforced.

Multiple opinion polls have shown the vast majority of Australian voters are supportive of the new laws in principle, with a YouGov survey released on Tuesday finding 77% were in favour of the ban.

SYDNEY: Australia on Thursday (Nov 28) passed into law a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world w

SYDNEY : Australia passed a law on Thursday to ban social media for children aged under 16 after days of heated debate, setting a standard for other countries to follow in a global push to curb the power of Big Tech.The law, expected to take effect in November 2025, sets some of the toughest social media

SYDNEY: Australia moved closer on Wednesday (Nov 27) to banning social media for children under 16 after the parliament's lower house passed the Bill even as Alphabet's G

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Senate on Thursday began considering a ban on children younger than 16 years old from social media after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly supported the age restriction.

Google and Meta said in their submissions that the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.

Google and Facebook owner Meta Platforms urged the Australian government on Tuesday to delay a bill that will ban most forms of social media for children under 16, saying more time was needed to assess its potential impact. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left government wants to pass the bill, which…

Google and Meta have asked Australia to delay its impending ban on social media for teenagers saying it needed to assess the impact of the ban first.

CANBERRA, NOVEMBER 21: Australia's centre-left Government on Thursday introduced a bill in Parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and