Australia unites on Mali’s plan to ban kids from social media
All state and territory leaders have agreed to a plan to ban social media for children, in a world-first move imposing a minimum age of 16.
Let Them Be Kids
Let Them Be Kids is a News Corp Australia campaign calling for children under 16 to be restricted from having social media accounts.
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‘Election promise’: Albo, Dutton urged to raise social media age
If Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton make an election promise to raise the age limit for social media use for children, they’ll “win the vote of every parent”, according to Nova host and social media reform advocate Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli.
‘Sensible’: Dutton backs raising social media age to 16
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has pledged to raise the minimum age for social media to 16 and promised a future Coalition government would do so within 100 days of taking office. It follows this mastheads campaign on the issue.
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