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Episode: Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media
Description: Australia's states and territories unanimously backed a national plan to require most forms of social media to bar children younger than 16.
Leaders of the eight provinces held a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to discuss what he calls a world-first national approach that would make platforms including X, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook responsible for enforcing the age limit.
βSocial media is doing social harm to our young Australians,β Albanese told reporters. βThe safety and mental health of our young people has to be a priority.β
The government leaders had been discussing for months setting a limit, considering options from 14...