Explore Australia's groundbreaking social media ban for users under 16, including compliance challenges and government ...

On 10 December, Australia will ban under-16s from social media to combat bullying and predatory behaviour, says the Australian government.

Governments pushing tougher controls on social networks, gaming platforms and adult sites are fuelling a rapid expansion of ...

Some tech giants have already started kicking under-16s off their platforms. For others, it’s only a matter of time. What is ...

Australian gamers who want use Roblox's in-game chat service will have to submit to a facial age verification check from next month. The system is available to Australian Roblox users on a voluntary ...

Roblox says it will roll out verification checks in Australia and two other countries from early December. The move is likely to coincide with the federal government's social media ban for under-16s, ...

But behind Roblox’s social facade lies a sinister, all-consuming world of predators, harmful content and addictive game mechanics. Yet, controversially, Australia’s under-16 social media ban will not ...

At Wednesday night’s council meeting, Cumberland councillor Joseph Rahme proposed giving out free Australian flags from the council’s customer service centres ahead of 125 years of Federation and ...

One of the world's biggest gaming platforms will ask users to verify their age after Australia's online safety watchdog threatened multimillion dollar fines over concerns it was "becoming a playground ...

Until recently, I had no real view on Roblox. I’ve never used it, but had a vague understanding that it’s a kids-focused platform based around game building. That would not be unusual. Awareness among ...