Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced today plans to ban children under 16 from accessing social media amid growing international criticism that internet giants are not doing enough to protect their vulnerable users. “It’s a measure for mums and dads. Social media is doing a lot of harm to children and I decided to put an end to it,” Albanese told reporters. In September, the Australian prime minister announced that he intended to take measures to limit the use of social media by minors, but at the time he did not mention a specific age limit. Albanezi added that the measure would be presented to state premiers this week before being submitted to parliament for a vote at the end of the month. The bill will come into force 12 months after it is approved by MPs, and will not provide for exceptions for children who have parental leave or […]
Source: News Beast
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