CANBERRA, Australia — Children in Australia under the age of 16 will be banned from social media as part of a push to protect young people’s mental health, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, with f
If the legislation is passed, social media platforms including X, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook would have one year to work out how to exclude Australian children.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday his government will introduce legislation to ban children under 16 years of age from social media.
The Australian government said it would legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16, in what it calls a world-leading package of measures.
The Australian government on Thursday announced on Thursday its intent to ban social media usage for children under 16 and hold platforms responsible for compliance.
On Friday, Australia’s government will introduce what it’s calling “world-leading” legislation to ban children under 16 from social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the proposed laws are aimed at mitigating the “harm” social media is inflicting on Australian children.
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday the government would legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16, a policy the government says is world-leading.
The Albanese government has announced a plan to ban kids under 16 from social media. There’s no explanation why this age was chosen, and the decision flies in the face of expert advice.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would institute an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social media, and hold platforms responsible for ensuring compliance.
The pioneering law would institute an age limit for children to start using social media and hold platforms responsible for preventing access before then
According to authorities, the onus will be on social media platforms such as X, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook to actively prevent minors from access.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Thursday that his government would begin proceedings on a rule that would ban social media use for children under 16 years old.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s states and territories on Friday unanimously backed a national plan to require most forms of social media to bar children younger than 16. Leaders of the eight provinces held a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to discuss what he calls a wor…
Leaders of the eight provinces held a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to discuss what he calls a world-first national approach that would make platforms including X, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook responsible for enforcing the age limit.
