29 November 2024 - Australia passes world-first social media ban for under 16s
Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s
Hilary Whiteman (CNN, 29/11/2024)
Australia’s parliament has passed a world-first law banning social media for children under 16, putting tech companies on notice to tighten security before a cut-off date that’s yet to be set.
What Australians think of the under-16 social media ban
(BBC, 29/11/2024)
People on the streets of Sydney reacted with mixed feelings to a new law which will ban children under 16 in Australia from using social media.
Meta accuses Australian government of failing to consider young people’s voices with world-first social media ban
Henry Belot (The Guardian, 29/11/2024)
Social media company Meta has accused the Australian government of rushing to introduce an under-16 social media ban without properly considering the evidence and voices of young people.
Trans youth are already among Australia’s most marginalised people. The social media ban could make this worse
Anna Hickey-Moody (The Conversation, 29/11/2024)
The Albanese government has passed a bill that will introduce a minimum age of 16 for most social media platforms, in a bid to protect children from social harm.