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Australia bans social media for children under 16

2024-11-07 08:46:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Australia bans social media for children under 16

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday the government will legislate to ban social media for children under 16, a policy the government says is world-leading.

"Social media is harming our children and I am asking for time for this," Albanese said at a press conference.

The legislation will be introduced to parliament this year, with the laws coming into effect 12 months after being ratified by lawmakers, he added.

There will be no exceptions for users who have parental consent.

"The onus will be on social media platforms to demonstrate that they are taking reasonable steps to prevent access," Albanese said. "The responsibility will not be on the parents or the youth."

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said platforms affected would include Meta Platform's Instagram and Facebook, as well as ByteDance's TikTok and Elon Musk's X, Alphabet's YouTube are also likely to fall within the scope of the legislation, she added.

A number of countries have already pledged to curb children's use of social media through legislation, although Australia's policy is one of the strictest./ CNA





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