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Digital Crackdown: Malaysia Bans Social Media For Teens Under 16

BY Outlook News Desk

File Photo : The plan aims to restrict detrimental usage while encouraging educational tools like Google for productive learning.

Goa Proposes Social Media Ban For Under-16s, Submits Formal Plan To Centre

BY Outlook News Desk

Shutterstock : Karnataka's announcement is a legitimate opening to a necessary conversation. The harms motivating it are real, and the global direction of policy is clear. (representative image)

Karnataka's Social Media Ban For Minors: Policy Signal And Fault-Lines

BY Gaurav Mahajan

File Photo : The proposal under discussion includes setting a minimum age for social media access and requiring more robust age verification systems from technology companies.

Karnataka's Social Media Ban for Under-16 Users: How Feasible Is It?

BY Abhimannu Das

File Photo : The proposal under discussion includes setting a minimum age for social media access and requiring more robust age verification systems from technology companies.

Germany Considers Social Media Ban For Minors

BY Outlook News Desk

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India Debates Social Media Age Limits In Potential Challenge To Big Tech: Report

BY Outlook News Desk

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Australia Removes 4.7 Million Underage Social Media Accounts After Under-16 Ban

BY Outlook News Desk

File Photo : Under the plan, social media companies would be required to verify users’ ages and block accounts belonging to children below the legal threshold. Platforms that fail to comply could face significant financial penalties.

France Moves To Ban Social Media For Children Under 15

BY Outlook News Desk

Taking Phones Away Is Easy, Teaching Kids To Read The World Isn't

Taking Phones Away Is Easy, Teaching Kids To Read The World Isn't

File Photo : The government says the ban is aimed at safeguarding children from online risks — such as cyberbullying, harmful content, privacy threats, and addictive behaviour — which are considered particularly damaging during early teenage years.

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

BY Outlook News Desk

File Photo : Under rules that took effect in January, any platform or messaging service with more than eight million users in the country must obtain a licence.

Malaysia To Ban Social Media For Under-16s From 2026 Amid Online Safety Concerns

BY Outlook News Desk

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Opponents, however, warn that pushing people off mainstream social platforms may lead them into less monitored, riskier corners of the internet.

French Lawmakers Call For Ban On Social Media Use By Under-15s

BY Outlook News Desk

AP | : Mass protests in Nepal over social media ban |

Violence Escalates in Nepal as Protestors Torch PM's Residence

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: Chemi Dorje : Mass Gen Z protestors infront of the parliament building

Nepal Protests: GenZ Leads Mass Uprising Against Corruption and Social Media Ban In Kathmandu

BY Photo Webdesk

Photo: AP/Niranjan Shrestha : Although the restrictions have now been lifted, the unrest has underscored both the power of Nepal’s digitally connected youth and the political risks of curbing online freedoms.

Nepal Reverses Social Media Ban After Gen Z Protests

BY Outlook News Desk

AP | : Mass protests in Nepal over social media ban |

Social Media Ban Sparks Protests in Nepal, 14 Reported Dead

BY Outlook News Desk

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India Blocks X Accounts Of China’s Global Times, TRT World And Reuters

BY Outlook News Desk

Getty Images : India reinstates ban on Pakistani social media accounts

Ban On Pakistani Social Media Accounts Reinstated

BY Outlook News Desk

Scroll Smarter: Tips To Use Social Media Positively

Scroll Smarter: Tips To Use Social Media Positively

BY Syed Ayan Mojib

Social media ban for young children in Australia

Australian Senate Passes Social Media Ban For Young Children, Soon To Be World's First Such Law

BY Outlook News Desk

Australia Passes Bill To Ban Social Media For Kids Under 16

Australia Passes Bill To Ban Social Media For Kids Under 16

BY Outlook Brand Studio

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Australia To Ban Young Children From Social Media, Senate To Make Final Decision

BY Associated Press

Australia Introduces Social Media Ban For Children Under 16

Australia Introduces Social Media Ban For Children Under 16

BY Outlook Brand Studio

Australia’s Social Media Ban For Kids Gains Support Among Indian Parents

Australia’s Social Media Ban For Kids Gains Support Among Indian Parents

BY Anjali Rawat (Avi)

| Photo: Pexels : Australia working to ban social media platforms for children

Australia To Ban Social Media Platforms For Children | Do Age Limits Work?

BY Danita Yadav

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