A world-first ban on major social media platforms for children under the age of 16 goes into effect in Australia on Wednesday ...

Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16 took effect on Wednesday, barring young people from creating ...

Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under 16. Here’s everything you need to know about ...

New legislation will prevent millions of children from having accounts on platforms such as Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram.

The landmark law—the first of its kind in the world—kicked in on Wednesday.

The San Mateo, Calif., company has faced scrutiny over child safety concerns but has been rolling out new features to protect ...

After the latest restriction on the internet, officials describe receiving “many” letters from children wanting access to the game-creation platform restored.

Two new lawsuits filed in Los Angeles and Riverside counties accuse the popular online platforms of creating an unsafe ...

Roblox's decision to remove some of the badges from user profiles is met with unease from fans, who fear more changes may be ...

Roblox will soon require all users to verify their age before they can chat to other users after “concerns” about child safety on the platform. The system will use facial estimation technology which ...

Reports of the defeat of facial age estimation technology may be greatly exaggerated, and UK children have not flocked to ...

Age verification and ID-based measures are increasingly implemented by tech companies like Apple and Google despite risks like information breaches ...