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Legislation for the world's first legal ban on children under 16 using social media has been introduced in Australia's Parliament.
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Australia introduces proposed law to ban social media for children younger than 16
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Thursday that his government has rollout a new social media ban on children under 16, leaving the responsibility of policing the law to tech companies.
Australia wants to impose the strictest social media ban for kids yet
The hard and fast proposed changes would ban all kids under 16 from social media, regardless of parental consent.
Australian lawmakers weigh world’s first social media ban for those under 16
Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban children under 16 from social media, saying online safety was one of parents’ toughest challenges.
Australia proposes bill to ban teens below 16 from using social media
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Australia is proposing a social media age limit. Which other countries are considering restrictions?
Australia's communications minister has introduced a new bill to ban social media for minors under the age of 16. Will other countries follow suit? View on euronews
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