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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod McGuirk

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

Australia Social Media - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Australia’s states and territories on Friday unanimously backed a national plan to require most forms of social media to bar children younger than 16.

Leaders of the eight provinces held a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to discuss what he calls a world-first national approach that would make platforms including X, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook responsible for enforcing the age limit.

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