Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday introduced plans within the nation to ban social media for kids underneath 16, saying that “social media is doing hurt to our children, and I’m calling time on it.”
The proposed laws will enter parliament this yr, taking impact a yr after lawmakers ratify it, mentioned Albanese, including that there will probably be no exemptions for parental consent. This implies platforms like Instagram, Fb, TikTok, X, and sure YouTube will bear the accountability to stop entry by kids, per a Reuters report.
Australia’s strategy is among the many strictest globally, however quite a few different nations are shifting in the identical course. Norway’s prime minister final month mentioned the nation will quickly implement an age restrict on use of social media of 15 up from age 13, saying it must extra aggressively marketing campaign in opposition to profit-driven tech corporations which can be “pitted in opposition to young children’s brains.”
