Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has backed in calls for under-16s to be banned from social media following repeated calls from Opposition leader Peter Dutton and industry leaders to tackle the “scourge” of online harms affecting young children.
'Good way to go': Prime Minister Anthony Albanese backs in Dutton's calls for ban on children under 16 using social media as bipartisan support grows
The Federal Government committed $6.5 million in the May Budget to “conduct a pilot of age assurance technology to protect children from harmful comment”. “ is a scourge…It is having a negative impact on young people’s mental health and on anxiety. If you look at all of the figures, then we have real issues to deal with.”
Mr Dutton has said raising the social media age would be a priority for the Coalition and that it would enact a ban within their “first 100 days in government”. Mr Ruddick suggested the government is fearmongering in order to “increase the power of the state” and “shut down the freedom of the internet”.
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