Australia is joining a wave of governments around the globe in regulating how kids spend their time online. On December 10th, ...

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

The lawsuit accuses the companies of putting profit above protecting the millions of children who use the platforms from ...

YouTube on Wednesday attacked Australia's looming social media ban for under-16s as rushed, but the government called the ...

Despite a court challenge, Australia will ban children under 16 from having accounts on certain social media platforms ...

Roblox is introducing mandatory facial age verification for all chat features by January 2026, restricting communication to ...

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...

From 10 December, social media companies will have to take "reasonable steps" to ensure that under-16s in Australia cannot set up accounts on their platforms and that existing accounts are deactivated ...

After users go through the age checks, they will be assigned to age groups ranging from under 9, 9 to 12, 13 to 15, 16 to 17, 18 to 20 and over 21. Users will then be able to chat with their age group ...

As various countries continue to crack down on online safety, Roblox has confirmed that it's rolling out a new age verification system for players who want to use the in-game chat feature. The system ...