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.
Grieving parents welcome ‘legacy’ social media age limit
The parents of teens who suicided after relentless bullying on social media have welcomed the federal government’s plan to raise the minimum age of users to 16. However tech titans who own the platforms have rejected the move.
‘Strong action’: PM reveals more details in social media age ban
Australia is poised to be the first country in the world to impose a minimum social media age of 16 as Labor backs the limit to protect children from online harms.
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PM hints at preferred age limit for social media ban
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Our campaign that uncovered the ugly online reality
News Corp’s Let Them Be Kids campaign played a pivotal role in convincing politicians to act on the damage caused by tech platforms to young people.
‘Enough is enough’: Landmark social media changes to protect kids
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Three reasons why social media ban must be for 16yo
One blanket, minimum age to access social media for all Australians will spare parents, schools and young people themselves from unintended negative consequences of a two-tier system, argues Dr Simon Wilksch.
‘My child thought they were talking to another teen – they were wrong’
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‘I worry about our kids’: Minns reacts to social media ban
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