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Australia to introduce this month legislation to ban social media for children under 16, PM says

November 8th, 2024 | 00:36 AM TECH Cybersecurity 1

By Reuters

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday his government would introduce this month the legislation to ban social media for children under 16 years.

Australia is trialing an age-verification system to assist in blocking children from accessing social media platforms, as part of a range of measures that include some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.

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Australia to introduce this month legislation to ban social media for children under 16, PM says

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