Australia floats 'landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16

Deccan Herald

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Digital giants such as Elon Musk’s X could be hit with fines of up to $50 million if they failed to follow proposed laws to block under-16s from tech platforms, fuelling the government’s crackdown on social media.
Brisbane Times
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Social media companies that systematically fail to enforce the age limit will face fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars (32.5 million U.S. dollars).
XinhuaNet
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Yes, research from the University of Cambridge shows that social media does not mitigate adolescent feelings of loneliness or isolation overall – rather, reports suggest online exposure can increase the prevalence of suicidal thoughts in the young.
Guardian
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Australia plans to trial an age-verification system that may include biometrics or government identification to enforce a social media age cut-off, some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.
The Gazette

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