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Kat Wong

Social media ban for children under 16 on the cards

The coalition plans to crack down on social media, restricting it for Australians aged under 16. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Children under the age of 16 would be banned from social media under a federal opposition plan to crack down on tech giants.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he would use age verification technologies to raise the minimum age for social media platforms from 13 to 16 within the first 100 days of a coalition government.

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