SYDNEY (Dec 10): Australia banned under-16s from social media in a world-first crackdown on Wednesday, declaring it was time to take back control from formidable tech giants. A raft of popular apps and websites Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and X among them face US$33 million fines if they fail to purge Australia-based users younger [...]
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