Hidden in plain sight: Mom discovers 'calculator' app on child's phone was vault for predator chats

A Nassau County mother found an innocent-looking calculator app. She was horrified to find out what it was really hiding and ...
The Economist

From social media to porn, age checks are spreading across the web

To cheers in some quarters and wails in others, various countries are making parts of the web off limits to minors. Australia ...
Tech Xplore on MSNOpinion

Australia's social media ban won't stop cyberbullying

Unfortunately, the social media ban will not stop cyberbullying. In fact, it may not reduce cyberbullying significantly at ...

The Advertiser staff’s teenage children react to world-first social media ban

They’ve never known a world without likes, filters and endless scrolling – but now, Australian kids are navigating life amid ...
Game Rant

After Nearly 20 Years, Roblox is Reportedly Removing Profile Badges

Roblox's decision to remove some of the badges from user profiles is met with unease from fans, who fear more changes may be ...
Marie Claire Australia

Australia’s Social Media Ban Has Officially Taken Effect— Here’s What To Know

Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under 16. Here’s everything you need to know about ...

Australian PM Albanese makes big statement on social media ban for under 16: ‘Taking back control from big tech’

Australia becomes the first country to implement a ban on social media for children under 16, aiming to protect young ...

Bluesky enforces age checks to comply with Australia's under-16s social media ban – and reverses Mississippi's block

Blusky took a bold decision and decided to follow Australia's under-16s social media ban, despite not being directly required ...
ABP News on MSN

Australia Becomes First Country To Ban Social Media For Under-16s In Major Online Safety Push

Australia enforces a world-first ban on under-16s using major social media platforms, sparking global debate and strong ...

Australia's under 16s social media ban: How it works and could the UK bring in a similar law?

Australia is leading the way as it has become the world's first country to ban children under the age of 16 from using social media. But the move hasn't come without controversy.

Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s takes effect

SYDNEY, Dec 10 (Kyodo/APP): Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 took effect on Wednesday, barring young people from creating or holding accounts on platforms such as ...

Australia’s social media ban for kids is here. Experts warn it could have ‘a lot of mistakes'

Experts say Australia’s new social media ban might not change children’s online lives as much as regulators hope.View on ...