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Labor unveils new powers, penalties to strengthen social media ban for under-16s

Australia’s world-leading social media ban for young people will be beefed up under new laws proposed by the federal government. Since December, popular social media platforms including TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and Snapchat have been legally required to take reasonable steps to prevent under-16s from signing up or keeping an account. But Prime Minister Anthony Albanese…

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World Cup trends capture U.S. hearts

“There’s nothing that feels similar to when everyone in one place has the same energy,” she told NBC News in a text message Wednesday, adding: “It was very cool and special, it’s something that doesn’t happen outside of the World Cup.” The viral trend first emerged during a 0-0 friendly draw with Switzerland in March,…

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Almost half of Canberra’s local soccer match officials leaving the role after a year due to abuse

Canberra local soccer match officials say increasingly hostile behaviour by spectators, players and coaches has led to more than 40 per cent of referees leaving their roles after just a year. Capital Football’s Delfina Shakespear, who served as an A-League match official for 13 years, told ABC Radio Canberra referee abuse was “a systemic problem…

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