Australia becomes 1st country to ban social media under 16

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Reddit challenges Australia’s world-first law banning children under 16 from social media
Global online forum Reddit on Friday filed a court challenge to Australia’s world-first law that bans Australian children younger than 16 from holding accounts on the world’s most popular social media...

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‘What’s the worst thing that’s gonna happen?’ South Australia Premier says social media ban is about protecting children
What to Know About Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16
Reddit sues Australia over social media ban, citing free speech threat
Message board website Reddit on Friday filed a lawsuit in Australia’s highest court seeking to overturn the country’s social media ban for children, calling it an intrusion on free political discourse...

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Reddit Sues Australian Government to Block Social Media Ban
Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban for kids
After Australia, Denmark plans social media ban for children under 15
“In far too many years, we have given the social media platforms free play in the playing rooms of our children. There’s been no limits,” Stage said in an interview with The Associated Press last mont...

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Australia Demands Social Media Giants Report Progress on Account Bans for Children Under 16
Australian PM says social media ban a 'proud day' - but some teens say they still have access

First climate migrants arrive in Australia from sinking Tuvalu in South Pacific

More than one-third of Tuvalu’s 11,000 population applied for climate visas to migrate to Australia under a deal the countries struck two years ago.
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Modern Humans Reached Australia Around 60,000 Years Ago via Two Routes, Genetic Analysis Suggests

The study bolsters one hypothesis of when people arrived at the landmass that became Australia and other islands, and presents some of the earliest evidence of seafaring

Australia's social media ban for kids under 16 goes into effect

Australia’s social media ban for children 16 and under officially went into effect at midnight local time on Dec. 10.
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