Ange Lavoipierre

Australia's world-first social media ban for teens officially starts in a week. 

Today marks the unofficial start of the teen social media ban. Here's everything you need to know.

Australians who share AI deepfakes of another person without consent could be sued or fined under a new bill.

Tech giant Meta has begun giving hundreds of thousands of Australian teens a two-week warning to "download or delete" their account data from Instagram, Facebook and Threads.

Meta begins giving hundreds of thousands of Australian teens a two-week warning to "download or delete" their data from Instagram, Facebook and Threads.

Australia's online safety regulator, Julie Inman Grant, has been labelled a "zealot" and called to testify before US Congress over concerns her office is censoring the internet for Americans.

Across the ABC channels today, we are focusing on the upcoming social media ban for under 16's; how will it work? why is it needed? and as parents - what do you need to think about in the lead up.

Australia's eSafety commissioner says her team has "taken Roblox to task" over its risk of exposing children to harm but warned the online gaming platform may not be included in the upcoming social media ban.

Experts warn Roblox has a predator problem, amid reports Australian children are being exposed to a range of disturbing experiences on the platform. 

A constitutional fight is brewing over Australia's world-first social media ban, according to top legal scholars.

It's now just two months until the ban on Australian teens under 16 using social media comes into place and face scanning tools are one of several linchpin technologies social media companies will depend on to kick children off their platforms. 

From December 10, social media platforms will be forced to block under 16s in Australia from holding accounts, but experts warn age checks can be easily bypassed in several ways, including a $22 "old man" mask.

WhatsApp, Roblox, Reddit and Discord are among an expanded list of the platforms which may be covered by the teen social media ban, the ABC can reveal.

The Federal Government has previously said Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter/X, and YouTube will be covered by the law, but the eSafety Commissioner has now written to 16 companies in total, including some which were expected to be exempt.

WhatsApp, Roblox, Reddit and Discord are among an expanded list of platforms which may be covered by the teen social media ban, the ABC can reveal.

Retail giant Kmart has been found to have breached privacy laws, in its use of facial recognition technology in stores across the country.

Retail giant Kmart has been found to have breached privacy laws, in its use of facial recognition technology in stores across the country.

The privacy commissioner has found Kmart broke the Privacy Act with its use of facial recognition technology, ordering the retail giant not to repeat the practice. 

The social media saga has produced its fair share of intrigue. But the latest big reveal on how the ban will work has left us with just another cliffhanger.

The government's announcement this week that YouTube would be included in the teen social media ban is a political backflip of Olympic proportions, and its first since the election. They pulled it off with surprising grace, but no landing is perfect, writes Ange Lavoipierre.

Internet search engines such as Google will soon be subject to age assurance rules in Australia, under new regulations which passed last month.

Just as Australians are adjusting to the idea of having their ages checked for social media, age assurance rules are being applied to search engines and many other corners of the internet.

The viability of Australia's teen social media ban is in question after children as young as 15 were repeatedly misidentified as being in their 20s and 30s by key technology being tested in government trials.

The viability of Australia's teen social media ban is in question after children as young as 15 were repeatedly misidentified as being in their 20s and 30s by key technology being tested in government trials.

Children as young as 15 were repeatedly misidentified as being in their 20s and 30s during government tests of age-checking tools, sowing new doubts about whether the teen social media ban is viable.

Google will launch its Gemini AI chatbot for Australian children under 13 within months, the ABC can reveal. The announcement has prompted calls for the government to consider banning AI chatbots for children.