Australia to introduce legislation to ban social media for kids under 16

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Social networks to be punished if they do not comply with minimum age rules
The Independent
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Thursday what he called a "world-leading" plan to implement a social media ban for all children under the age of 16.
CBS News
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Albanese highlighted the dangers to children's physical and mental health due to excessive social media use, especially the threats to girls from damaging body image representations and misogynistic material directed at boys.
Free Press Journal
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His government had announced its intent to legislate an age limit, but had been deliberating on where to set that threshold, with expectations it would be between 14 and 16.
Guardian

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