Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday revealed strategies in the nation to prohibit social networks for kids under 16, stating that “social networks is doing damage to our kids, and I'm calling time on it.”
The proposed legislation will go into parliament this year, working a year after legislators validate it, stated Albanese, including that there will be no exemptions for adult approval. This indicates platforms like Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X, and most likely YouTube will bear the obligation to avoid gain access to by kids, per a Reuters report.
Australia's technique is amongst the strictest worldwide, however many other nations are relocating the very same instructions. Norway's prime minister last month stated the nation will quickly implement an age limitation on usage of social networks of 15 up from age 13, stating it requires to more strongly project versus profit-driven tech business that are “pitted versus little kids's brains.”
