Australia’s parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16s
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban children under 16...
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Australia’s parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16s
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban children under 16...
Australia will require social media platforms to act to prevent online harm to users
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as...
Australia proposes legal minimum age for children accessing social media
MELBOURNE, Australia -- The Australian government on Tuesday promised to legislate this year to enforce a minimum age for children...
New Mexico attorney general sues company behind Snapchat alleging child sexual extortion on the site
AP Technology Writer -- New Mexico's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the company behind Snapchat, alleging that site's...
Meta takes down thousands of Facebook accounts running sextortion scams from Nigeria
Meta says it has removed about 63,000 accounts engaging in financial sextortion scams — along with Facebook groups and pages...
