Australia PM plays down privacy fears of social media ban for children
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday social media firms would be required to destroy personal data used to verify ages of users, as part of what the government says is a world-leading ban on under-16s using the services.
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Australia introduces proposed law to ban social media for children younger than 16
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Thursday that his government has rollout a new social media ban on children under 16, leaving the responsibility of policing the law to tech companies.
Elon Musk criticizes Australia's proposed ban on social media for children
Tech billionaire Elon Musk, the owner of social media platform X, criticized proposed legislation in Australia that aims to ban social media for children under 16.
Australia introduces bill to limit under-16s from using social media with tech companies facing huge fines
The Australian government is threatening multimillion dollar fines for social companies that breach a proposed ban on children under 16 from using their service.
Australia's Parliament Considers Legislation Banning Social Media for Under 16s
Legislation for the world's first legal ban on children under 16 using social media has been introduced in Australia's Parliament
Australia introduces bill to ban under-16s from social media
Australia has introduced a bill banning social media for children under 16 and threatened penalties of up to A$50mn ($32.5mn) for “systemic” breaches by platforms such as Elon Musk’s X, Meta’s Instagram,
Australia launches 'landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16
Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million) for social media platforms for systemic breaches.
A social media ban for children younger than 16 is introduced in Australia's Parliament
Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban children younger than 16 from social media, saying online safety was one of parents’ toughest challenges.
Australia tables bill; UK plans to block social media for children under-16s
The UK government is contemplating a ban on social media for children under 16, following Australia’s footsteps.
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