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German school kids react to Germany mulling social media ban for minors

World Mar 26

Germany considers banning social media for most children

By Malcom Brabant

World Mar 25

FILE PHOTO: A teenager poses holding a mobile phone displaying a message from TikTok in Sydney
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How Australia's pioneering social media ban is impacting teens

Blowback to social media and its effects on young people are reverberating across the globe. Many countries have announced plans to enact measures restricting social media access for children and teens. Australia was the first to implement a ban last…

By Stephanie Sy, Maea Lenei Buhre

World Sep 10

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Nepal protesters want former chief justice as interim PM as army moves to restore order

Armed troops in the main areas of Kathmandu appeared to give some sense of control returning to the city on Wednesday, after the protests had grown increasingly violent the day before. The resignation of Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli appeared…

By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press

World Dec 04

Facebook app logo and other app logos are displayed on a mobile phone screen for illustration photo. Krakow, Poland on January 23, 2023. Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Could Australia's ban on social media for people under 16 work in other countries?

It's an attempt to swim against many tides of modern life — formidable forces like technology, marketing, globalization and, of course, the iron will of a teenager.

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

World Nov 28

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Australia passes social media ban for children under 16

The platforms will have one year to work out how they could implement the ban before penalties are enforced.

By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

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