As Australia prepares to enact the world's first under-16 social media ban on December 10, a look at the implications, reaction from parents and teens, and more
Under-16s will no longer be able to subscribe to popular apps under Australian groundbreaking law
Australia passes a law requiring global streamers with 1M+ Australian subscribers to spend 10% of their local outlay or 7.5% of revenue on Australian originals
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Apple plans to update its Declared Age Range API and launch new APIs “later this year” to verify the ages of Apple Account users in Texas from January 1, 2026
Today, Apple and Google notified all developers about next year's requirements under the App Store Accountability Act (ASAA), now law in Utah, Texas, and Louisiana. … Bluesky: Tyler King / @tyleraking...
Australian lawmakers propose rules to regulate crypto exchanges, allowing the government to slap penalties of 10% of annual turnover on firms that violate rules
Australia will slap penalties of as much as 10% of annual turnover on digital asset platform operators that breach proposed rules …
Some Australian leaders and experts debate whether the country should use a Chinese-owned version of TikTok or one run by Trump allies
Australia may have to choose between a Chinese TikTok and one owned by Trump's billionaire backers — www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2... Melinda Clem / @melindaclem : Wow, being on par with Chinese...
Memo: the Trump admin pauses new student visa interviews as it mulls requiring all foreign students applying to study in the US to undergo social media vetting
Social Media Posts Could Block Your Entry Jennifer Hansler / CNN : State Department orders embassies to pause new student visa appointments as it moves to expand social media vetting Ed Morrissey / Ho...
Discord requires some UK and Australian users to verify their age by scanning their face or ID to access sensitive material; Discord says it's “an experiment”
VGC: Some Discord users now need to scan their face or ID to view sensitive material https://www.videogameschronicle.com/ ... #Discord #cybersecurity #infosec Forums: r/pcgaming : Some Discord users n...
FOI documents: Australian Communications Minister Michelle Rowland gave a personal guarantee to YouTube that it would be exempt from a teen social media ban
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Australia eSafety Commissioner study: social media platforms likely have ~1.3M under-13 Australian users, suggesting a lack of preparation for the under-16 ban
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Australia introduces a bill in Parliament to ban children younger than 16 from social media; companies would face fines of up to AU$50M for systemic violations
www.crikey.com.au/20... Cameron Wilson / @cameronwilson.bsky.social : The Communication Department's analysis of the under 16yo social media ban cites two sources: — a study which has findings that i...