Australia looking to ban children from social media.
Children in Australia could be banned from social media under government plans to set an age limit to use platforms including Instagram and TikTok. It would make Australia among the first countries in the world to impose an age restriction on social media, as it aims to tackle mental and physical health concerns linked to online activity among the younger population.
Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, said that a minimum age of between 14 and 16 for the use of social media apps is being considered. He then had this to say when making the announcement:
I want to see kids off their devices and onto the footy fields and the swimming pools and the tennis courts. We want them to have real experiences with real people because we know that social media is causing social harm.
