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MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would institute an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social media, and hold platforms responsible for ensuring compliance.“Social media is doing harm to our kids and I’m calling time on it,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.The legislation will be introduced in Parliament during its final two weeks in session this year, which begin on Nov. 18.
The proposal comes as governments around the world are wrestling with how to supervise young people’s use of technologies like smartphones and social media.Social media platforms would be penalized for breaching the age limit, but under-age children and their parents would not.“The onus will be on social media platforms to demonstrate they are taking reasonable steps to prevent access. The onus won’t be on parents or young people,” Albanese said.
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