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Meta closes 550,000 accounts to comply with Australia's kids social media ban
To comply with Australia's under-16 social media ban, Meta said in a Medium blog that it has shut down nearly 550,00 accounts.
Reddit sues Australia over underage social media ban
Reddit has filed a lawsuit in Australia's High Court aiming to overturn the country's under-16 social media ban.
Malaysia takes steps to ban social media for children under 16
It comes as Australia prepares to enact its own ban on December 10.
Australia is adding Twitch to its social media ban for children
Australia's social media ban for children will expand to include Twitch before taking effect next month.
Google will pay Australia $36 million over anticompetitive search deal with mobile carriers
The company gave telecommunication companies a share of ad revenue to prioritize Google Search.
Fortnite is coming back to iOS in Australia after legal win against Apple
It returned to the US in May.
YouTube will be included in Australia's social media ban for children after all
Australia will be including YouTube in its ban on social media for kids and younger teens. At first, the platform was considered an educational tool.
How to watch the Frosty Games Fest at Summer Game Fest 2025
This Summer Game Fest showcase on Saturday night will highlight the best games to come out of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Meta, TikTok argue YouTube should be included in Australia's under-16 social media ban
The kinda social media platform is currently exempt.
Cambridge Analytica scandal still lingering on as Meta settles with Australian users
The stench of Cambridge Analytica is still lingering around Facebook, as parent Meta just agreed to pay Australian users AUD $50 million over the scandal.
Australia demands big social platforms pay local news publishers
Meta rescinded on a deal from 2021 earlier this year.
Australia is one step away from banning social media for under 16s
Australia is set to ban under 16s from using social media services after the Senate passed legislation. However, the effectiveness of the law and the platforms it will actually impact have yet to be determined.
Australia’s Prime Minister wants to ban social media for children
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants to impose a nationwide age limit on social media.
Australia ends legal fight for X to remove violent stabbing video
A video of a stabbing in Australia will continue to exist on X.
Google plans to run a fiber optic cable from Kenya to Australia
Google said on Thursday it will build a fiber optic cable to connect Africa and Australia. Named Umoja (a Swahili word meaning “unity”), the project will start in Kenya and pass through several other African nations before crossing the Indian Ocean to the land down under.
Audible is testing a cheaper plan in Australia
Audible is testing a cheaper subscription tier in Australia that sounds like an answer to Spotify’s audiobook push. The service’s new Standard plan gives you one free title per month, but your credits don’t roll over.
Australian regulators fine X for dodging questions about CSAM response
Australia has fined X (formerly Twitter) AUD 610,500 (around $387,000) for failing to fully comply with required questions about the platform’s handling of child exploitation material.
Apple's iPhone 14 Emergency SOS feature arrives in New Zealand and Australia
Apple's iPhone 14 Emergency SOS satellite feature is coming to New Zealand and Australia — two countries with large wilderness areas lacking any cellular service.
Twitter finally starts rolling out the edit button, but US users will have to wait
Twitter Blue subscribers in Canada, Australia and New Zealand will get the feature first.
Australia's top court rules Google isn't a publisher
Google has won an appeal determining that it isn't a publisher merely by linking content.

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