Just in time for the holidays, Australian youth under 16 unwrapped a ban on social media. A new law requires ten of the world’s most prominent social media platforms—Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, Twitch, X and YouTube—to block young Australians from accessing existing accounts or creating new ones, regardless of parental permission. At...Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Influencers who feature kids in their content will now be required by law to pay those children a portion of the money they make online. SB1469 is headed to Governor Bill Lee’s desk after passing both the House and Senate earlier this month. It puts new child labor law regulations in...Read More

Our understanding of what kids do online is always going to lag a little behind. By the time adults have figured out what “6, 7” means, kids have already moved on to another meme. Teens flock to a social media platform and then abandon it when it’s not cool anymore. It’s especially tough for the...Read More

Brandon Abbott, 44, was convicted on both child molesting charges filed against him. MORGANTOWN, Ind. — A Morganstown man was found guilty of molesting a child from when they were 7 to 9 years old, according to Johnson County Prosecutor Lance Hamner. Brandon Abbott, 44, was convicted on both child molesting charges filed against him....Read More

With the world’s first social media ban for teenagers under 16 now in effect in Australia, its initial political architect is celebrating a new less-digital era for millions of children — and sharing that the legislation was personally inspired by his wife, for their four children.  “She read a book called ‘The Anxious Generation,’ by...Read More

The Deputy Commissioner of Una, Jatin Lal, has issued a crucial advisory to the principals and administrations of all government and private schools in the district, emphasizing the need for safety measures against bees, wasps, and mites within school premises. The advisory pointed out frequent observations of beehives and nests on school grounds, including...Read More

Less than 4 months ago, Australia banned social media for kids under 16, sparking a wave of similar proposals from governments around the world. The latest effort to ban social media for children now comes from Austria. In a press release, the Austrian government announced that a bill will be introduced by the end of June to ban social...Read More

To celebrate the start of a nationwide ban on social media for kids under the age of 16, the Australian government lit the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the slogan Let Them Be Kids. As of December 10, younger teenagers in Australia can no longer make accounts on popular social-media sites, including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit,...Read More

On this episode of “Arizona Horizon,” we will hear about Arizona State Senate President Warren Petersen calling for a DOJ investigation against Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Attorney General Kris Mayes, after claims of interfering with a federal investigation. We will also hear about a recent lawsuit against Meta and Google. In late March,...Read More

Commentary: Ban social media for teens younger than 16 Published 8:06 am Friday, December 26, 2025 By Chicago Tribune Editorial Board At the advent of Facebook in 2004, you had to have a college email address to create an account. Mark Zuckerberg’s creation was a relatively controlled, college-age environment in which you could learn more...Read More