Anthony Albanese announces Australia will ban social media for under-16s in world first

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Anthony Albanese announces Australia will ban social media for under-16s in world first

Australia will impose a minimum social media age of 16 in a world-first move, with the Government putting the onus on tech companies to protect children from online harms.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will convene a special national cabinet meeting on Friday, where he will ask states and territories to support the proposal his cabinet endorsed earlier this week.

The age limit of 16 would be a world-first, and would be stricter than the current minimum age of 14 held by platforms Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.

Mr Albanese said he was “calling time” on the harms social media companies were doing to kids.

More to come.



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