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Australia has passed a social media ban for children under 16. It attempts to address the impact of social media use on children's health, and applies to X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Reddit, but not YouTube. "The platforms, which bear sole responsibility for enforcement, have one year to figure out how to implement the age limit, which is the highest set by any country. If there are systemic failures to keep children from having accounts, the platforms are liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million)," @npub1a3kd...kmsv reports. Here's more.
NBC News
Australia passes landmark social media ban for children under 16
The ban, among the toughest in the world, has broad public support, but it has been criticized by experts who say it could have unintended negative...
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