HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 | History Defined

Australia expands age verification checks from social media to porn and explicit video games

New mandate could impact children’s online privacy, experts say

The Independent UK · Mar 9

Porn websites begin blocking Australian users as deadline for age verification looms

Several sites now state they are ‘not currently accepting new account registrations in your region’ when accessed from Australia

The Guardian - AU · Mar 6

Three months into Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s, has it been a success?

Getting platforms to comply with the restrictions was no small feat. But it’s too early to measure the real-world mental health outcomes

The Guardian - AU · Mar 4

Social media app investigated over child abuse material

Australian officials are looking into the creation of child abuse material on Elon Musk's social media platform amid global outcry over the issue.

AAP · Jan 16

Australia under-16 social media ban: How is it going one month since law took effect?

Australia has revealed that almost 5 million teen accounts have been deleted by social media platforms.

Euronews · Jan 15

More than 4.7m social media accounts blocked after Australia’s under-16 ban came into force, PM says

Accounts removed or restricted on Twitch, Kick, YouTube, Threads, Facebook, Instagram, Snap, X, TikTok and Reddit in world-leading ban

The Guardian - AU · Jan 15

Australian politicians are condemning X and Grok, so why won’t they leave the platform?

Anthony Albanese has said the AI chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children is ‘abhorrent’ but has an account posting on the site

The Guardian - AU · Jan 13

Meta blocked nearly 550,000 accounts in first days of Australia’s under-16s social media ban

Tech giant says ongoing compliance will be a ‘multi-layered process’ as UK Labour faces pressure to bring in similar ban

The Guardian - AU · Jan 11

Hundreds Of Non-Consensual, Explicit Images Created By Twitter’s AI Bot

“Since late 2025, eSafety has received several reports relating to the use of Grok to generate sexualised images without consent.”

Pedestrian.tv · Jan 7

Grok’s deepfake images which ‘digitally undress’ women investigated by Australia’s online safety watchdog

eSafety Australia says it ‘has received several reports relating to the use of Grok to generate sexualised images without consent’ since late 2025

The Guardian - AU · Jan 7