Australia passes landmark social media ban for under 16s

SYDNEY: Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to prohibition nether 16s from societal media connected Thursday, approving 1 of the world’s toughest crackdowns connected fashionable sites similar Facebook, Instagram and X.

The measure has present passed some parliamentary chambers with bipartisan support, and societal media firms volition soon beryllium expected to instrumentality “reasonable steps” to forestall young teens from having accounts.