Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Consolidates Roblox Child Exploitation Cases in California Federal Court

The JPML's order, issued Friday, consolidates 31 actions against Roblox pending in 12 districts in the U.S. District Court ...
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 ...

Australian social media ban: when does it start, how will it work and what apps are being banned for under-16s?

Will the ban be delayed or postponed, and how will age verification work? Here’s everything you need to know ...

Australia Enforces Global First Social Media Ban for Under 16s

Australia has enforced a ban preventing under-16s from using social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, ...

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 a groundbreaking social media ban.

Up to a million social media accounts change as Australia’s world leading under 16s ban begins

Overnight, around half a million accounts on Meta’s social media platforms Facebook and Instagram vanished in Australia.
Game Rant on MSN

Roblox is reportedly ditching its 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 coming.

Will Australia’s social media ban for under-16s be a success? It's unlikely, and here’s why

Australia is doing what no other democracy has done so far. Starting today (December 10), all those under the age of 16 will ...
Cebu Daily News on MSN

Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown

Australia banned under-16s from social media in a world-first crackdown on Wednesday, declaring it was time to "take back ...

This country banned social media for young teens. Here’s how they’re defying it.

Pulling the plug on the biggest social media apps has broad support in parliament and the public at large. Most kids say they plan by whatever means to skirt it.
Opinion
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Australia is about to ban under-16s from social media – but teens are already outsmarting it

On 10 December, Australia will ban under-16s from social media to combat bullying and predatory behaviour, says the Australian government.

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.