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. 

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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 to ban children younger than 16 from social media.

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Legislation to create a world-first law banning children under 16 from social media has been introduced in Australia's Parliament

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Legislation for the world's first legal ban on children under 16 using social media has been introduced in Australia's Parliament.

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Australia's parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16s

Social media companies could be fined more than US$30 million if they fail to keep children off their platforms, under new laws tabled before Australia's parliament Thursday. The legislation would force social media firms to take steps to prevent those under 16 years of age from accessing platforms such as X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. Failing to do so would mean fines of up to Aus$50 million (US$32.5 million). Australia is among the vangua…

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The Australian government is threatening multimillion dollar fines for social companies that breach a proposed ban on children under 16 from using their service.

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Australia's communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban children under 16 from social media, saying online safety was one of parents' toughest challenges.

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Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Legislation to create a world-first law banning children under 16 from social media has been introduced in Australia’s Parliament. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram are among the restricted platforms that could be fined up to $33 million for systemic failures to prevent young children from holding accounts. After the bill becomes law, the…

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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The Australian government is threatening multimillion dollar fines for social media companies that breach a proposed ban on children under 16 from using their service. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland introduced an amendment to the Online Safety Act in parliament on Thursday, which the government has pitched as “world-leading social media reform.” “The Albanese Government is introducing…

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Australia tables bill to limit under-16s from using social media with tech companies facing huge fines

The government has introduced its bill to ban children and younger teenagers from social media to parliament, revealing some of the platforms that will be captured under the changes.

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