Australia is the first nation to ban social media for under-16s
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On Wednesday, the lower house of the Australian parliament voted to pass legislation to ban social media for children under 16 years, and the Senate passed the bill on Friday.

Landmark legislation sees the Australian government committed to the novel step of child protection by banning social media for under sixteens.

  • MudMan@fedia.io
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    5 days ago

    Yeah, I hear they’re not allowed to watch porn until 18 either and that works flawlessly.

    Beyond questions of implementation this to me sounds like maybe we’re replacing Instagram with Fortnite, but it sure will be interesting to see how it plays out. I guess trying something is better than trying nothing.