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Elon Musk slams Albanese’s social media ban

Matthew Cranston
Matthew CranstonUnited States correspondent

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Washington | Elon Musk has criticised the Albanese government’s new social media ban for children under 16, as he prepares to take a senior position in the new Donald Trump administration.

The owner of social media site X and free-speech libertarian accused the Australian government of surreptitiously trying to dominate the online lives of its citizens.

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Matthew Cranston is the United States correspondent, based in Washington. He was previously the Economics correspondent and Property editor. Connect with Matthew on Twitter. Email Matthew at mcranston@afr.com

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