Social media ban for children under 16 begins in Australia

Evening Standard

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 as it took effect on Wednesday.In the UK ministers will be keeping a “close eye” on Australia’s social media ban for under-16s, Lisa Nandy said as the Government unveiled its 10-year national youth plan to tackle isolation online.

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00:00And that's Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's meeting over in about 30 minutes

00:13because he's one of a number of world leaders speed dating with Rishi Surnak.

00:23So just for sure, I feel really, really strong about this age before.

00:28If it does work, if young people in Australia think that it's working,

00:41would you as a government in the UK be tempted to consider something similar?

00:45Yes, we would certainly consider it, not only if it worked,

00:50but if young people, as you rightly said, believe that it was working and trusted that that was a solution.

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