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Facebook and Instagram to start kicking Australian teenagers off platforms as social media ban looms

Meta users under 16 will be sent email, SMS and in-app messages in anticipation of 10 December, when ban will begin

The Guardian - AU · Nov 19, 2025

Four-year-old boy youngest victim of online grooming, data shows

The NSPCC, which asked UK police forces for data, said tech firms must do more after Snapchat, WhatsApp and Instagram were among platforms used.

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025

Boy, 4, victim of online grooming as offences reach record high

The NSPCC described the figures, which show an almost doubling of such crimes over the past eight years, as "deeply alarming"

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

World's Strictest Social Media Law: 9 Platforms Must Block Everyone Under 16 or Pay $33M

Australia expanded its world-first under-16 social media ban to include Reddit and Kick, effective December 10. Nine platforms—Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Threads, Reddit, and Kick—face AU$49.5M fines for non-compliance. WhatsApp and gaming platforms are exempt.

International Business Times · Nov 5, 2025

Australia adds Reddit and Kick to world-leading social media ban for children under 16

The ban takes force Dec. 10.

Euronews · Nov 5, 2025

Reddit added to Australia’s under-16s social media ban as ‘dynamic’ list of online services grows

Popular platform added to list of companies required to restrict access for children, along with video streaming site Kick

The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2025

Missing 13-year-old girl from Louisiana found in sheet-covered box in basement of Pittsburgh home as man, 26, arrested

U.S. Marshals say the girl was lured across several states before being found

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2025

Missing Louisiana girl, 13, rescued from box in Pennsylvania basement

Police say Ki-Shawn Crumity, 26, met girl through Snapchat, and charged him with human trafficking and sexual assault

The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2025

Meta, TikTok and Snapchat say they disagree but will comply with Australia’s social media ban

With less than two months before children under 16 won’t be able to create social media accounts in Australia, the platforms say they still disagree with the new regulation but will ultimately comply.

Euronews · Oct 28, 2025

Tech giants agree to teen ban but give dark warning

The most powerful tech giants will abide by Australia's ban on children under the age of 16 despite arguing it risks undermining confidence in the rules.

AAP · Oct 27, 2025