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Hochul Signs Law Requiring Mental-Health Warnings on ‘Addictive’ Social Media Features

Regulators will finalize non-bypassable label standards before the warnings begin appearing on platforms accessed in New York.

Australia Enforces Under-16 Social Media Ban as TikTok and X Comply, Reddit Challenges

Australia Enforces Under‑16 Social Media Ban as Reddit Sues to Overturn Law

Australia Orders Social Platforms to Detail Under-16 Account Purges After Ban Takes Effect

Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Takes Effect as Platforms Begin Mass Deactivations

Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Takes Effect Nationwide

Australia’s Under‑16 Social Media Ban Nears Launch With Platform Purges and New Oversight

Meta Begins Removing Under-16 Accounts Ahead of Australia’s Social Media Ban Enforcement

Under-16 Social Media Ban Nears in Australia With Patchy Plans, High Court Challenge

Meta Begins Removing Under-16 Users in Australia Ahead of Dec. 10 Social Media Ban

Meta Starts Two-Week Lockouts for Australian Teens Before Under-16 Social Media Ban

France Advances Under‑15 Social Media Ban as Australia Moves to Remove Under‑16s

Tech Platforms Set to Deactivate Under‑16 Accounts Ahead of Australia’s Ban

Australia Adds Reddit and Kick to Under-16 Social Media Ban Starting December 10

Australia Adds Reddit and Kick to Under-16 Social Media Ban Ahead of Dec. 10 Deadline

Meta, TikTok and Snap Pledge to Enforce Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban by December 10

Australia Launches 'For The Good Of' Campaign Ahead of Under-16 Social Media Ban

California Finalizes Frontier AI Safety Law Ahead of 2026 Rollout

Trump Returns to TikTok, Tells Gen Z ‘You Owe Me Big’ After Backing U.S. Buyer Plan

Instagram Expands AI Age Checks to Auto-Move Suspected Teens Into Teen Accounts in the UK, Canada and Australia