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Australia's social media ban for kids is closer to becoming law
Australia’s House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years from social mediaTech - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Australian lawmakers advance bill to bar under-16s from social media
Australia's House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban children under the age of 16 from using most social media platforms.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Australian father of teen sextortion victim backs banning young children from social media
Wayne Holdsworth became an advocate for banning Australian children younger than 16 from social media because his son took his own life after falling victim to an online sextortion scamTech - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Australian Senate passes social media ban for young children, which will soon become a world-first law
Australian Senate passes social media ban for young children, which will soon become a world-first lawTech - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Australian father of teen sextortion victim backs banning young children from social media
Wayne Holdsworth became an advocate for banning Australian children younger than 16 from social media because his son took his own life after falling victim to an online sextortion scamTech - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Australia won't force social media users to share their personal details when child ban takes effect
Australian communications minister says the government won’t force social media users to hand over personal information to tech companies, as children younger than 16 are set to be banned from the ...Tech - ABC News - November 20 -
Trump Media shares surge as Trump wins presidential election
Shares of former President Donald Trump's media company jumped as he won the contentious presidential election.Business - CNBC - November 6 -
'It's so easy to lie': A fifth of children use fake age on social media
The regulator finds a fifth of children are pretending to be adults, potentially exposing them to harm.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Military officials reportedly discuss how to handle illegal orders from Trump – live
Pentagon officials discuss what to do if Trump were to attempt to deploy the military domestically, CNN reports. Nancy Pelosi says Biden’s delay in exiting race blew Democrats’ chances ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
Australia will require social media platforms to act to prevent online harm to users
Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory behavior and algorithms pushing destructive contentTech - ABC News - November 14 -
Australia drops plan to fine social media giants accused of enabling misinformation
Australia’s government said it had dropped plans to fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online.Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
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Trump takes a rare break from social media after election win
President-elect Donald Trump posted heavily on Truth Social and Elon Musk's X prior to beating Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.Business - CNBC - November 8 -
Taylor Swift to Tour in Canada After Trudeau Issues Plea on Social Media
Ms. Swift is performing six shows in Toronto before heading to Vancouver, the final stop in her blockbuster Eras Tour.World - The New York Times - November 15 -
Meta accuses Australian government of failing to consider young people’s voices with world-first social media ban
One independent MP calls bill – which passed on Thursday – a ‘1970 solution for a 2024 problem’. Social media company Meta has accused the Australian government of rushing to introduce an under-16 ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Arizona voters to decide on expanding abortion access months after facing a potential near-total ban
Arizona voters are set to decide whether to guarantee the right to abortion in the state constitutionHealth - ABC News - November 5 -
Conservative US influencer Candace Owens is barred from New Zealand weeks after a ban from Australia
Immigration officials say U.S. conservative political commentor Candace Owens has been refused a visa to enter New Zealand for a speaking engagement because she has been banned from another countryWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago
