Australia: PM Albanese says social media ban is one of biggest social and cultural changes country has faced

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Following the ban on social media implemented in Australia for children under 16, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared it to be one of the biggest social and cultural changes his country has faced. Addressing advocates, families, children, and officials at an outdoor event held at his official Sydney residence, Albanese emphasized the significance of the measure. Australia introduced the world’s first social media ban on Wednesday, with platforms facing fines of up to 32.9 million dollars if they fail to reasonably remove accounts. Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, was the first tech giant to react, beginning to exclude suspected underage users last week.    #teleSUREnglish #Australia #SocialMediaBan #YouthProtection #TechPlatforms #CulturalChange

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00:00Moving on to Australia, following the ban on social media implemented in the country

00:05for children under 16, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it is one of the biggest social

00:11and cultural changes this country has even faced.

00:14Albanese addressed advocates, families, children and officials at an outdoor event for the school's

00:21social media at its official city presidency.

00:25Australia introduced the world's first social media ban on Wednesday.

00:29France raised fines of up to $32.9 million if they failed to recently remove accounts.

00:35Mera, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, was the first tech giant to react by beginning

00:41to exclude suspected young children last week.

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