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Social media ban: some platforms still allowing 14-year-olds as Australia’s landmark ruling comes into force
Julie Inman Grant unconcerned by reports of children bypassing restrictions as Anthony Albanese says commencement of ban a ‘proud day’ Reader callout: How is Australia’s social media ban affecting you and your family? Australia’s eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, has said teenagers slipping through the cracks of the world-first social media ban will be “booted…
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Things worth reading: 12th December 2025
Things we’re reading today include … Jamie Dimon tells Trump Media boss ‘stop making up things’ Warren Buffett protégé quits in blow to Berkshire Hathaway Bank of International Settlements warns of US equity and gold bubble Exclusive: ECB backs simpler, not looser, bank rules A New Chapter in Banking Embracement of Cryptocurrency Why South Korea……
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Social media ban: some platforms still allowing 14-year-olds as Australia’s landmark ruling comes into force
Julie Inman Grant unconcerned by reports of children bypassing restrictions as Anthony Albanese says commencement of ban a ‘proud day’ Reader callout: How is Australia’s social media ban affecting you and your family? Australia’s eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, has said teenagers slipping through the cracks of the world-first social media ban will be “booted…
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What to do if your bank tells you to f*ck off?
Jamie Dimon, the chap that runs JPMorgan, has just stirred up a big debate about debanking by accusing Trump Media, the folks that run Donald’s Truth Social platform, of ‘making up things’. What things are they making up? That they’ve been debanked by JPMorgan for their political affiliation. The thing is that Jamie then poked……
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The social media ban for kids: Australia’s world-first experiment – podcast
Today in Focus talks to three teenagers, and technology reporter Josh Taylor, about Australia’s world-first legislation: a social media ban for under-16s Millions of Australian under-16s will be cut off from social media on Wednesday. As our technology reporter Josh Taylor explains, it comes after months of campaigning across the country, and on a swell…
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The social media ban for kids: Australia’s world-first experiment – podcast
Today in Focus talks to three teenagers, and technology reporter Josh Taylor, about Australia’s world-first legislation: a social media ban for under-16s Millions of Australian under-16s will be cut off from social media on Wednesday. As our technology reporter Josh Taylor explains, it comes after months of campaigning across the country, and on a swell…
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The social media ban for kids: Australia’s world-first experiment – podcast
Today in Focus talks to three teenagers, and technology reporter Josh Taylor, about Australia’s world-first legislation: a social media ban for under-16s Millions of Australian under-16s will be cut off from social media on Wednesday. As our technology reporter Josh Taylor explains, it comes after months of campaigning across the country, and on a swell…
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The social media ban for kids: Australia’s world-first experiment – podcast
Today in Focus talks to three teenagers, and technology reporter Josh Taylor, about Australia’s world-first legislation: a social media ban for under-16s Millions of Australian under-16s will be cut off from social media on Wednesday. As our technology reporter Josh Taylor explains, it comes after months of campaigning across the country, and on a swell…
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Social media ban: some platforms still allowing 14-year-olds as Australia’s landmark ruling comes into force
Albanese says commencement of ban a ‘proud day’ for him as prime minister, while eSafety commissioner unconcerned by reports of children bypassing restrictions Reader callout: How is Australia’s social media ban affecting you and your family? Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news…
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Australia launches a social media ban – and is AI a bubble about to pop?
Under-16s to be banned from social media in Australia, and analysts continue to monitor the massive investment in AI Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, writing to you from a New York City that feels much colder than last December. The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the…