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Pornhub returns to Australia after banning access due to age verification rules
By Josh Taylor Technology reporter
Australian adults again able to access the world’s most popular porn site after parent company introduces age checking via Apple devices
#Socialmediaban #Pornography #Internet #Socialmediabans #Australianews #Technology #Internetsafety #TheGuardian #JoshTaylorTechnologyreporter
Pornhub returns to Australia after banning access due to age verification rules https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/07/pornhub-returns-australia-apple-age-verification-rules-child-safety-ntwnfb #SocialMediaBan #Pornography #Internet #SocialMediaBans #AustraliaNews #Technology #InternetSafety
Reminder: All these proposed "internet safety" measures (under 14/15/16 social media bans, age verification, client side scanning, OSA copycat laws, etc.) are ineffective, if not outright counterproductive at protecting minors and the public at large.
The true purpose of these measures are follows:
For Governments:
-Ensure that things like Arab Spring, the 2020 George Floyd Protests, and the surge in Pro-Palestine sentiment can never happen again.
-Censor evidence of war crimes and corruption.
-Get rid of anything they personally find weird/icky (furries, LGBTQ+ community, voting rights resources, mental/reproductive health resources, etc.)
For Corporations (Meta, OpenAI, AAA gaming publishers, etc.):
-These giant companies know they are rotten to the core. But rather then introspect and improve, they want to ensure they're the only game in town (or at least ensure everyone else dies with them).
-Profit from selling even more personal data
Call your region appropriate representatives! Sign petitions! Participate in protests! Let governments and corporations know we don't want any of this!
#Privacy #Censorship #FreeSpeech #DigitalRights #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBans #EU #EuropeanUnion #Canada #US #UnitedStates #Australia #UK #UnitedKingdom
Australian government concedes no scientific consensus on social media harms for teenagers – but ‘credible risks’ justify ban
By Josh Taylor Technology reporter
Commonwealth tells high court its proposed laws to let users opt out of algorithms would ultimately have the same effect as the ban
#Socialmediaban #Australianpolitics #Technology #Australianews #Socialmediabans #TheGuardian #JoshTaylorTechnologyreporter
Australian government concedes no scientific consensus on social media harms for teenagers – but ‘credible risks’ justify ban https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/30/social-media-ban-australia-high-court-mental-health-risks-teens #SocialMediaBan #AustralianPolitics #Technology #AustraliaNews #SocialMediaBans
DATE: September 22, 2026 at 04:30AM
SOURCE: STAT NEWS MENTAL HEALTH
TITLE: Opinion: Social media bans are passing around the world. How will we know if they help teens?
In December 2025, as social media’s potential impact on youth mental health faced growing scrutiny, Australia became the first country to ban social media for people under 16, with Indonesia quickly following. The European Union is taking a slightly different approach, banning social media for children under 13 and personal accounts for people under 15 after pressure from several E.U. nations.
Elsewhere, big tech companies are being challenged in the courts. Meta recently agreed to pay up to $18 billion to resolve claims in the U.S. that Facebook and Instagram harmed children. Meta will also introduce “safety by design” features for young people, such as concealing the number of “likes” on posts. But will these features meaningfully change young people’s behavior or experiences online? Will the bans have their intended effect?
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1207499/ The European Union Sets Limits on Teen Social Media Use. Video Games and AI Chatbots Might Be Next #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanUnion #SocialMediaAddiction #SocialMediaBans
The European Union Sets Limits on Teen Social Media Use. Video Games and AI Chatbots Might Be Next
The European Union has been preparing for a teen social media ban for months, and the first details…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #socialmediaaddiction #socialmediabans
https://www.europesays.com/europe/139916/
EU moves closer to social media ban for under 13s https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/16/eu-social-media-ban-under-13s #SocialMediaBans #EuropeanUnion #EuropeanCommission #UrsulaVonDerLeyen #SocialMedia #DigitalMedia #Europe #WorldNews
EU moves closer to social media ban for under 13s
By Jennifer Rankin in Strasbourg
Ursula von der Leyen announces draft law to stop apps ‘depriving children of their childhood’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/16/eu-social-media-ban-under-13s
#Socialmediabans #EuropeanUnion #EuropeanCommission #UrsulavonderLeyen #Socialmedia #Digitalmedia #Europe #Worldnews #TheGuardian #JenniferRankininStrasbourg
Taylor Lorenz on the global effort to ban kids from social media – Stateside with Kai and Carter
By Hosted by Carter Sherman , produced by Anabel Bacon , engineered by Ivan Kuraev , executive producer Jonathan Menjivar
What are we going to do about kids and social media? Lawsuit after lawsuit has accused the biggest social media platforms in the US of designing their products to be addictive and of endangering children. Meta recently settled one of those lawsuits, agreeing to pay up to $17.1bn in penalties and to limit how kids use its platforms, like Instagram and Facebook. (They did not admit to any wrongdoing.) The rest of the world is embracing a different solution that tech journalist Taylor Lorenz tells Carter Sherman would forever change the way we use the internet: social media bans. Last year, Australia became the first country to ban people under 16 from social media, and this week, the European Union is expected to propose a similar ban. If it goes into effect, the EU ban would be, by far, the world’s biggest effort to block kids from social media. But, as Lorenz points out, these laws raise all kinds of questions about civil liberties, data privacy, and the future of free speech on the internet.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2026/sep/15/taylor-lorenz-social-media-bans-podcast
#Socialmediabans #Socialmediaban #Internet #Internetsafety #Youngpeople #TheGuardian #HostedbyCarterSherman #producedbyAnabelBacon #engineeredbyIvanKuraev #executiveproducerJonathanMenjivar
An algorithm off switch isn’t enough. Big tech needs a duty of care over addictive designs | Zoe Daniel
By Zoe Daniel
As AI advances minute by minute and governments grapple with new developments they don’t know how to manage, holding big tech accountable becomes even more urgent
#Socialmedia #Socialmediaban #Technology #Digitalmedia #Socialmediabans #AIartificialintelligence #TheGuardian #ZoeDaniel
An algorithm off switch isn’t enough. Big tech needs a duty of care over addictive designs | Zoe Daniel https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/06/digital-duty-of-care-can-hold-big-tech-to-account-meta-tiktok-addictive-social-media-ban #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan #Technology #DigitalMedia #SocialMediaBans #AiArtificialIntelligence
French high schools rush to put Macron’s phone ban into force
By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
Unions say ban will take time to enact, while president also wants under-15s social media ban as key legacy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/31/french-high-schools-phone-ban-macron
#France #Socialmediabans #EmmanuelMacron #Europe #Worldnews #TheGuardian #AngeliqueChrisafisinParis
French high schools rush to put Macron’s phone ban into force https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/31/french-high-schools-phone-ban-macron #France #SocialMediaBans #EmmanuelMacron #Europe #WorldNews
Even Some Of The Loudest Kids’ Online Safety Advocates Are Now Warning Against Social Media Bans
French court blocks Macron’s social media ban for under-15s
By Dan Milmo Global technology editor
Constitutional council says curbs infringe freedom of expression and privacy as president vows to rework legislation
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/french-court-blocks-macron-social-media-ban-under-15s
#Socialmediabans #France #EmmanuelMacron #Socialmedia #Digitalmedia #EuropeanCommission #Worldnews #EuropeanUnion #Europe #Law #Media #Socialmediaban #Socialmediaban #Australianews #Freedomofspeech #UrsulavonderLeyen #Youngpeople #Society #Children #TheGuardian #DanMilmoGlobaltechnologyeditor
French court blocks Macron’s social media ban for under-15s https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/french-court-blocks-macron-social-media-ban-under-15s #SocialMediaBans #SocialMedia #EmmanuelMacron #France #DigitalMedia #EuropeanCommission #WorldNews #EuropeanUnion #Europe #Law #Media #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBan #AustraliaNews #FreedomOfSpeech #UrsulaVonDerLeyen #YoungPeople #Society
Children using social media at younger age appear to do worse in school tests
By Ian Sample Science editor
Pupils who open accounts aged 11 to 12 score lower in some subjects than those who wait a few years, study finds
#Science #Socialmediaban #Socialmedia #Children #Education #Schools #Digitalmedia #Media #Society #Socialmediabans #Worldnews #TheGuardian #IanSampleScienceeditor
Global Trends in Social Media Restrictions for Children
📰 Original title: Vietnam is looking to restrict social media for kids; here are the growing number of other countries doing the same
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Global Trends in Social Media Restrictions for Children
📰 Original title: Vietnam is looking to restrict social media for kids; here are the growing number of other countries doing the same
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👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅
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@ChrisMayLA6
I still think the onus ought to be on the platforms themselves and not on ‘bans’.
Either a platform is kid friendly (that is with rigorous mediation of posts and enforcement of rules and conduct — for which they would be totally responsible)
OR
A platform is not kid friendly and will ‘vet’ new members in any way they deem appropriate and be solely responsible if kid under a certain age get access to the platform.
Period. No other way is near equitable. It’s their product, they should fess up. Govt(s) timidity is what gives us ‘bans’; low hanging fruit and bugger the consequences on privacy and private information monetisation seems to be the rule. Plus, censorship bans are never water tight and kids are tech savvy (unlike our polies).
Global Efforts to Ban Social Media for Children Gain Momentum
📰 Original title: These are the countries moving to ban social media for children
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#currentaffairs #socialmediabans #childprotection #governmentpolicies
Global Efforts to Ban Social Media for Children Gain Momentum
📰 Original title: These are the countries moving to ban social media for children
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#currentaffairs #socialmediabans #childprotection #governmentpolicies
France first European country to ban social media access for under-15s
By AFP
Parliament votes to stop children using apps such as TikTok in policy championed by Emmanuel Macron
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/21/france-ban-social-media-access-under-15s
#France #Socialmediabans #Children #Europe #Worldnews #Socialmedia #Digitalmedia #TheGuardian #AFP
France first European country to ban social media access for under-15s https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/21/france-ban-social-media-access-under-15s #France #SocialMediaBans #Children #Europe #WorldNews #SocialMedia #DigitalMedia
Russia attacks Ukraine’s gas facilities as Zelenskyy faces further protests – Europe live
By Jakub Krupa
Plants in Kharkiv have faced three days of attacks as anger over the sacking of defence minister continues
#Worldnews #Ukraine #Russia #VolodymyrZelenskyy #Greece #Spain #Italy #France #Socialmediabans #TheGuardian #JakubKrupa
Going offline is fun. Living offline was not – just ask a child of the 90s | Emma Beddington
By Emma Beddington
The neo-luddites are fighting the good fight. But my life before smartphones felt lonelier and more dangerous
#Technology #Mobilephones #Socialmediabans #Lifeandstyle #TheGuardian #EmmaBeddington
#CandiceOdgers, a developmental psychologist, argues against #socialmediabans for #teenagers, believing they are misguided and potentially harmful. She contends that while #socialmedia may be a factor in adolescent mental #health issues, it is not the primary cause, and bans could drive #teens into less regulated and potentially more dangerous online spaces. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/16/psychologist-candice-odgers-kids-tech-mental-health-social-media-bans?eicker.media #media #socialmedia
The social media ban sceptic: are we getting it wrong on kids, tech and mental health? https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/16/psychologist-candice-odgers-kids-tech-mental-health-social-media-bans #YoungPeople #InternetSafety #Society #ChildrensHealth #MentalHealth #SocialMedia #ChildrensTech #Cyberbullying #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #DigitalMedia #Internet #Health #Bullying #Media #Computing #SocialMediaBans #WorldNews #Psychology
‘Social media bans are likely to make things worse’: psychologist Candice Odgers on kids, tech and mental health
By Amelia Gentleman
She has studied adolescent mental health for 25 years and fears the debate obscures some of the biggest issues facing teenagers – from the impact of Covid to the health of their adult caregivers
#Youngpeople #Internetsafety #Society #Childrenshealth #Mentalhealth #Socialmedia #Childrenstech #Cyberbullying #AIartificialintelligence #Technology #Digitalmedia #Internet #Health #Bullying #Media #Computing #Socialmediabans #Worldnews #Psychology #TheGuardian #AmeliaGentleman
‘What’s the point?’ Teenagers give their verdict on Britain’s social media curfew https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/15/teenagers-verdic-britain-social-media-curfew-ban-whats-the-point #SocialMediaBan #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBans #UkNews #YoungPeople #Society #DigitalMedia #InternetSafety #Tiktok #Instagram #X #Snapchat #Labour #Media #Politics #Technology
Social media curfew for teens: is it pointless? – The Latest https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/jul/15/social-media-curfew-for-teens-is-it-pointless-the-latest #SocialMediaBan #SocialMedia #YoungPeople #SocialMediaBans #OnlineAbuse #DigitalMedia #UkNews #Society #Media
‘What’s the point?’ Teenagers give their verdict on Britain’s social media curfew
By Jane Clinton
All the young people the Guardian spoke to disagreed with aspects of the government’s proposed block
#Socialmediaban #Socialmedia #Socialmediabans #UKnews #Youngpeople #Society #Digitalmedia #Internetsafety #TikTok #Instagram #X #Snapchat #Labour #Media #Politics #Technology #TheGuardian #JaneClinton
https://www.europesays.com/people/152315/ The EU Just Took a Major Step Towards a ‘Social Media Plus’ Ban for Minors #EU #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #SocialMedia #SocialMediaAddiction #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBans #UrsulaVonDerLeyen
The EU Just Took a Major Step Towards a ‘Social Media Plus’ Ban for Minors https://www.byteseu.com/2192957/ #eu #Europe #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #SocialMedia #SocialMediaAddiction #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBans
https://www.europesays.com/uk/1087391/ The EU Just Took a Major Step Towards a ‘Social Media Plus’ Ban for Minors #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #SocialMedia #SocialMediaAddiction #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBans
The EU Just Took A Major Step Towards A “Social Media Plus” Ban For Minors
The European Union is months away from a final bill for a social media ban that is looking…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #SocialMedia #socialmediaaddiction #socialmediaban #socialmediabans
https://www.europesays.com/europe/93413/
Ursula von der Leyen pledges EU-wide social media ban for children https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/13/eu-social-media-ban-children-under-13-ursula-von-der-leyen #SocialMediaBans #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #Europe #WorldNews #UrsulaVonDerLeyen
Der Bericht der Expertenkommission der EU Kommission zu #SocialMediaBans ist weitgreifend und extrem problematisch. Er sieht nicht nur #Altersverifikation für Social Media vor, sondern auch für weitere online Dienste. Ein Gesetzesentwurf soll im Herbst folgen.
https://netzpolitik.org/2026/verbot-fuer-unter-13-jaehrige-von-der-leyen-will-alterskontrollen-weit-ueber-social-media-hinaus/
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Adults Broke The Internet, And They’re Trying To Fix It By Kicking Kids Off
EU accuses Meta of failing to tackle mental health risks of ‘addictive design’ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/10/eu-accuses-meta-failing-tackle-mental-health-risks-addictive-design #Meta #EuropeanUnion #SocialMedia #Facebook #Instagram #SocialMediaBans #InternetSafety #DigitalMedia #Media #SocialNetworking #Technology #Children #UrsulaVonDerLeyen #Society #Europe #WorldNews
Why a Social Media Ban Won’t Save Teens
Presented by Candice Odgers for TED
Kids effected by social media ban, consume less news. Which leads to less civic engagement.
"reported a 51 per cent drop in news consumption, according to Western Sydney University paper published in May.
“There is a very, very strong association between news engagement and civic engagement,” said Dr Tanya Notley, the paper’s lead author. “Taking away news will have a direct impact on that.”
#SocialMediaBans
https://www.theage.com.au/national/six-months-into-the-supposed-social-media-ban-most-kids-haven-t-noticed-a-thing-20260626-p60abr.html
Australia to double penalty for social media ban breaches to $99m as tech giants accused of ‘not doing enough’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/27/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-tech-companies-penalty-double #SocialMediaBan #SocialMedia #InternetSafety #SocialMediaBans #AustraliaNews #Technology
Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdown https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/27/social-media-bans-go-global-big-tech-reckoning-australia-crackdown #SocialMediaBans #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBan #YoungPeople #Children #OnlineAbuse #InternetSafety #DigitalMedia #Media #AustraliaNews #Technology #WorldNews #UkNews #Society #Chatbots #AiArtificialIntelligence #SocialMediaBan
Will California’s billionaire tax proposal make it to ballots? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/22/california-billionaire-tax-techscape #California #Technology #GavinNewsom #UkNews #SocialMediaBan #Spacex #SocialMediaBans #WestCoast #UsNews
Social media bans are trending. But it’s too late for my son and me | Dave Schilling https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/20/social-media-addiction-ban #ParentsAndParenting #LifeAndStyle #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBans #Media
The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech | Taylor Lorenz https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/19/uk-social-media-ban-under-16s-big-tech-age-verification #SocialMediaBan #YoungPeople #InternetSafety #SocialMedia #UkNews #SocialMediaBans #Internet #Technology #WorldNews
We must be alive to the dangers of a UK social media ban – and the way to really help young people | Rosie Parkyn https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/18/uk-social-media-ban-dangers-young-people-education-content #SocialMediaBan #YoungPeople #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBans #Schools #Education #DigitalMedia #Media #Society #UkNews #WorldNews