Families Battle Tech Giants as Australia Pushes for an Under 16s Social Media Ban

Families Battle Tech Giants as Australia Pushes for an Under-16 Social-Media Ban

The proposal marks the latest effort by political leaders worldwide to regulate children’s use of platforms, amid concerns that it is harming their mental health.

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Australia plans world's first social media ban for under-16s

The government says it wants to mitigate the "harm" social media is inflicting on children.

Australia proposes 'world-leading' ban on social media for those under 16

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.

Australia plans a social media ban for children under 16

The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would set an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social media, and hold platforms ...

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Australia plans "world-leading" social media ban for children under 16

"Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on it," says Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanse.

Why Australia Plans to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16

Legislators will vote on the age limit, intended to reduce related mental health harms to young people, though critics say the law is too blunt an instrument to fix a complex problem.

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Australia to ban under-16s from social media – but can’t say how TikTok, Instagram and others will enforce it

Meta says it will comply if required, but the technology is not ready to enforce proposed age limit across up to 40 apps. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...

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Australia Moves to Ban Young Teens From Social Media

The proposed legislation would put the country at the forefront of regulating social media access for children.

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Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media

Australia’s states and territories have unanimously backed a world-first national plan to ban children younger than 16 from most forms of social media

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Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media

Australia’s states and territories have unanimously backed a world-first national plan to ban children younger than 16 from most forms of social media

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Australia plans world's first social media ban for under-16s

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Australia plans "world-leading" social media ban for children under 16

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