Australia’s world-leading social media ban for young people will be beefed up under new laws proposed by the federal government. Since December, popular social media platforms including TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and Snapchat have been legally required to take reasonable steps to prevent under-16s from signing up or keeping an account. But Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...Read More
Canberra says tech platforms are still letting too many children bypass its under-16 social media ban. Published On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026 Australia says it will double fines on social media companies that fail to keep children off their platforms, accusing Big Tech of dodging the spirit of its under-16 ban. The government said...Read More
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Once heralded as a revolutionary device in education, some schools in Northern Virginia are taking steps to limit the time kids spend on tablets and smartphones. On Thursday night, the Fairfax County School Board unanimously passed a resolution acknowledging the harm extensive time on tablets or smart phones can do, and...Read More
On May 1, the University of Michigan School of Nursing published a study analyzing survey responses from over 800,000 adolescents, which found the amount of past-year creatine consumption increased by 90% among males and 168% among females from 2019 to 2024. The study also found perceived risk and availability of steroids — a category creatine...Read More
Districts that do not build their own system must direct students, families and staff to the state Department of Public Safety’s statewide anonymous threat reporting system. The law appropriates $4 million for grants to schools to help cover startup costs. COURTHOUSE AND CAPITOL SECURITY A public safety law now in effect directs $47.44 million for...Read More
By Samuel McKeithSYDNEY, June 27 (Reuters) – Australia said on Saturday it would double the maximum penalty it can impose on tech firms found to have failed to uphold a ground-breaking social media ban for children, as evidence mounts that the ban has had little effect on teen use. The government will also strengthen the...Read More
I was born in the late ’90s and grew up with social media. By the time I was ten, my friends and I were exchanging “new” internet slang and emojis on MSN messenger; at thirteen, I was sharing filtered selfies on Instagram and Snapchat. And while I shouldn’t have gotten a Facebook account until I...Read More
MANOUSH ZOMORODI, HOST: This is the TED Radio Hour. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) ZOMORODI: Each week, groundbreaking TED Talks… UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Our job now is to dream big. ZOMORODI: …Delivered at TED conferences… UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: To bring about the future we want to see. ZOMORODI: …Around the world. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #3: To understand who...Read More
The federal government will double the penalty for breaches of Australia’s youth social media ban to $99m, arguing tech companies are “not doing enough” to keep children off harmful social media sites. And the eSafety commissioner, now investigating potential breaches of the law by Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, will have its information-gathering powers...Read More
California is weighing new child-safety legislation that could fine social media companies millions of dollars — and Meta is attempting to dodge the astronomical fees from hundreds of pending lawsuits, anonymous insiders told Politico. Meta lobbyists have approached lawmakers with suggested amendments that would carve out exceptions for social media platforms before the bill goes...Read More
