Australia’s world-first social media “ban” has been in the global spotlight since its introduction in late 2025. As other jurisdictions look to follow suit, parents and tech giants alike continue to grapple with a key question: how will the ban be practically enforced?

Application of the “social media ban”

On 10 December 2025, the Online

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The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) has adopted an Opinion (“EDPB Opinion”) on the validity of consent to process personal data for the purposes of behavioural advertising in the context of ‘consent or pay’ models deployed by large online platforms. The EDPB concludes that “in most cases”, the requirements of

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