How will it work? When would it start? Social media age limit explained
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has backed a plan to ban under-16s from social media, but why is such a move needed, and how would it work? YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
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.
Data dump: How social media age check will preserve privacy
Australians would not need to hand over personal information to social media giants in order to verify the age of account holders, it has been revealed.
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