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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday announced plans in the country to ban social metier for child under 16 , enounce that “ social media is doing harm to our kids , and I ’m calling time on it . ”
The purport statute law will enter fantan this year , taking essence a year after lawmakers ratify it , said Albanese , adding that there will be no exemptions for parental consent . This means platforms like Instagram , Facebook , TikTok , X , and likely YouTube will bear the responsibility to prevent access by child , per aReuters report .
Australia ’s approach is among the strictest globally , but legion other countries are moving in the same focussing . Norway ’s quality ministerlast monthsaid the country will soon apply an age demarcation line on consumption of social media of 15 up from long time 13 , say it needs to more aggressively movement against profit - driven tech company that are “ pitted against small children ’s brain . ”
