Under-16s social media ban sees rise in alternatives in app store

The federal government could be left playing "whack-a-mole" as ousted under-16s flock to new social media platforms, experts ...

Desperate vibes as under-16s crowd into Yope and Lemon8

So, what are the vibes like inside these refuges? Lemon8 is the most prominent of the alternative apps. It feels a lot like a TikTok take on Instagram, as it should, given it’s powered by TikTok ...

Reddit Sues Australia Over Under-16 Social Media Ban

Within two days of Australia’s controversial under-16 social media restrictions becoming law, Reddit filed suit in the ...

Reddit challenges Australia's world-first law banning children under 16 from social media

Global online forum Reddit on Friday filed a court challenge to Australia’s world-first law that bans Australian children ...
Stockhead

These apps are exploding after the social media ban

Teenagers have downloaded alternative apps and shared workarounds after Australia implemented its world-first social media ...

Alternative Social Media Apps Surge as Australia Teen Ban Starts

Alternative social media platforms have surged in popularity in Australia Wednesday, as the nation’s landmark ban for ...
The Australian Financial Review

These little-known platforms are soaring as teens brace for social ban

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Australian teenagers are sharing at least six minor social media platforms they will turn to when the Albanese government’s new law ...
Sydney Morning Herald

As teens flee to new apps to avoid social media ban, Wells says she’ll ban those too

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Communications Minister Anika Wells says social media companies should prepare for $50 million fines if they haven’t managed to kick ...
Sky News Australia

Communications Minister Anika Wells warns LinkedIn, Lemon8 could be swept into under-16 social media ban

Ms Wells threatened to add professional networking site LinkedIn and content-sharing app Lemon8 into the ban on Tuesday. It comes ahead of the social media ban, which includes Facebook, YouTube, ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

AUDIO: Lemon8 and Yope put on notice

Social media apps Lemon8 and Yope have been advised by the eSafety Commission to self-assess in a sign they will likely be captured by the under 16s ban. The two have surged in the app store charts as ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Lemon8 and Yope put on notice as social media age ban targets

Social media apps Lemon8 and Yope have been advised by the eSafety Commission to self-assess in a sign they will likely be captured by the under 16s ban. The two have surged in the app store charts as ...
Couriermail

Yope, TikTok-linked Lemon8: Australian teens flock to new apps ahead of social media ban

The government has clarified that the ban will extend beyond the 10 major apps already mentioned, as teenagers clamour to find an alternative. The announcement of the ban has coincided with a surge in ...