The under-16s ban is a pragmatic first step in trying to reduce the potential harm on young people of addictive products. It is not undermining the democratic process

Critics say new law is 'normalising surveillance' for young people and risks cutting them off from support networks.

As the under-16s social media ban looms, Guardian Australia speaks to five 13 to 15-year-olds about what they will miss, and what government should be doing instead

Measure follows strong debate about online protections.

Twitch, Reddit and YouTube were still allowing such accounts to be registered as of Wednesday morning, Guardian Australia found

Australia has enacted the world's first ban on social media usage for users under the age of 16, in a move expected to be monitored by global lawmakers.

Ongoing research suggests that an outright ban on social media platforms could do more harm than good

Australia implemented a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 on Wednesday (December 10). The country’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, hailed the ban as a…

The under-16s ban is a pragmatic first step in trying to reduce the potential harm on young people of addictive products. It is not undermining the democratic process

It said the landmark policy has serious implications for Australians' privacy and political rights.

Platform fighting world-leading ban on grounds it infringes on implied freedom of political communication in constitution

Reddit filed a legal challenge seeking to either declare the law invalid, or exclude the platform from the provisions of the law

Several European nations are already planning similar moves while Britain has said ‘nothing is off the table’