June 18 : Ohio can implement a law requiring social media companies, including Meta Platforms' Instagram, to obtain parental consent before allowing children under 16 to use their platforms, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday.A 2-1 panel of the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned

June 18 : Ohio can implement a law requiring social media companies, including Meta Platforms' Instagram, to obtain parental consent before allowing children under 16 to use their platforms, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday.A 2-1 panel of the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned

A federal judge has extended his block on enforcement of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps while a legal challenge proceeds.

Ohio's law requiring children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps must be restored, a divided panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

Australia in December became the world’s first country to ban social media for children under 16. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.