Australia to ban social media for childen under 16

'Social media is doing harm to our kids, and I'm calling time on it,' said the PM Anthony Albanese.

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00:00Now government's proposed age is 16. That decision was made in Cabinet on Monday

00:08and that proposal will go to the National Cabinet meeting that I'm

00:14convening online, a virtual meeting tomorrow morning. The onus will be on,

00:19just to go through some of the details, the onus will be on social media

00:24platforms to demonstrate they are taking reasonable steps to prevent access. The

00:29onus won't be on parents or young people. There will be no penalties for users. The

00:35East Safety Commissioner will provide oversight and enforcement. The

00:39legislation will come into force 12 months after passage. There will be a

00:44review of the legislation following its commencement to make sure...