Australia to ban under-16s from social media – but can’t say how TikTok, Instagram and others will enforce it

Meta says it will comply if required, but the technology is not ready to enforce proposed age limit across up to 40 appsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has pledged to legislate an age limit of 16 years for social media access, with penalties for online platforms that don’t comply.But the Labor government has not spelled out how it expects Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and others to actually enforce that age limit.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/07/australian-government-to-legislate-social-media-age-limit-of-16-but-cant-say-how-platforms-will-enforce-it

Author : Josh Butler and Josh Taylor

Publish date : 2024-11-07 03:13:56

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