Australia

Australia’s government agreed to a sweeping social media ban this week in an attempt to protect young people from online harm, though exactly how tech companies like TikTok, Meta, and...

Australia’s Parliament has passed a law banning children aged under 16 from using social media, one of the strictest regulations targeting the platforms in the world. The law, which was...

Australia will become the first country in the world to outlaw social media use among under-16s. Children will no longer be able to use Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and other platforms...

A Democratic lawmaker representing Silicon Valley says progressives should remain engaged on Elon Musk’s social media platform X. Ro Khanna, who is in the mix as a possible contender for...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media, leaving it to the Senate to...

SYDNEY, Australia — Australia moved closer on Wednesday to banning social media for children under 16 after the lower house of Parliament passed a bill even as Alphabet’s Google and Facebook...

SYDNEY, Australia — An Australian police officer who fatally shocked a 95-year-old care home resident with a Taser gun was found guilty of manslaughter on Wednesday. Kristian White was called...

Australia’s lower house of parliament has voted overwhelmingly to pass a landmark bill banning the use of social media by children under 16. The bill passed by the House of...

LONDON — Delegates of a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc will sidestep politically sensitive decisions on China and Taiwan’s membership when they meet in Canada this week, multiple people familiar with...

The French government has renewed its push to keep teens off social media before they turn 15. Paris already has a national bill that prevents users under the age of...