Australia bans social media for under-16, PM Albanese announces

Australia has decided to ban social media for children under the age of 16. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gave this information on Thursday. The Australian Prime Minister said that tech companies have failed to take necessary steps regarding the security of children. In such a situation, his government is going to take this step. He also said that this decision is for the parents. In fact, social media is harming children. The government is taking this step to stop this.

Anthony Albanese talked about the use of social media earlier this year. This is not the first time he has talked about imposing age restrictions on the use of social media. Australia's Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said that the impact of this decision will be seen on Meta's platforms Instagram and Facebook as well as TikTok and X (Twitter).

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government would legislate for a ban on social media for children under the age of 16, a policy the government says is world-leading https://t.co/lSw3mOv8b6 pic.twitter.com/nNymp6dqfG

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that it would be the responsibility of social media and tech companies and they would have to ensure that the age of the users is according to the limit. He said that it would not be the responsibility of the parents of the children. Because they are already worried about the online security of children. In such a situation, if children below 16 years of age use social media, then the fine will not be imposed on parents or youth.

The decision to set an age limit for the use of social media has received positive support. Anthony Albanese said that the new law will come out by this week. Along with this, this law will be introduced in the Parliament in November. He also said that it is starting from Australia and in future its effect can be seen in other countries as well.