‘What’s the worst thing that’s gonna happen?’ South Australia Premier says social media ban is about protecting children

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas told CNN’s Jake Tapper his country’s world-first social media ban for children ...
Opinion

It’s time to do as the Australians do and ban your kids from social media

Your children don’t need a ban on social media for teens under age 16 for you to remove their access to social media. We know it makes them less healthy and happy ...

Videos of sexually suggestive, AI-generated children are racking up millions of likes on TikTok, study finds

AI-generated videos showing what appear to be underage girls in sexualized clothing or positions have together racked up millions of likes on TikTok, even though the platform’s rules prohibit such ...

Millions of Australian children just lost access to social media. What’s happening and will it work?

Children across Australia woke up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban designed ...

Submit your questions for ‘Should Kids Be Allowed on Social Media?’

Australia now bans social media for children and teens under 16. The world-first nationwide legislation went into effect on December 10.
CNN

A first-of-its-kind social media ban for kids takes effect

Today on CNN10: We'll learn about the social media ban that has gone into effect for children under 16 in Australia, making it the first nation to take such sweeping measures to shelter young people ...

$1.9 billion pledged in fight against polio. But huge gap remains after cuts from donor countries.

International leaders and philanthropists, including Bill Gates, announced $1.9 billion Monday in funding to advance polio ...

Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit ‘farm-to-vase’ flower shop employs at-risk youth, is CNN’s Hero of the Year

Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit transforms vacant lots on Chicago’s South Side into flower farms that employ at-risk young people to grow, arrange and sell the flowers, is the 2025 CNN Hero of the ...

Nearly a third of American teens interact with AI chatbots daily, study finds

Nearly a third of US teenagers say they use AI chatbots daily, a new study finds, shedding light on how young people are embracing a technology that’s raised critical safety concerns around mental ...
CNN

Australia has just relieved its anxiety over teens on social media – or has it?

For parents and campaigners who’ve long argued that incessant scrolling is damaging young minds, the start of Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s on Wednesday is just the beginning.

Jason Bateman makes a rare comment about his sister Justine Bateman

The siblings’ relationship has stirred speculation over the years thanks to their differing positions on Donald Trump.

CDC vaccine advisers vote against universal hepatitis B shots for kids in move that critics say ‘makes America sicker’

In significant move so far, the newly appointed US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisers voted Friday to abandon universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns, a massive shift ...