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Australia ‘taking back control’ with teen social media ban, says PM
Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Kick, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, Threads and X applications are displayed on a mobile phone ahead of new law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia. — Reuters pic

SYDNEY, Dec 10 — Australia has started “taking back control” from powerful tech giants with landmark laws banning under-16s from social media, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday.

“This is world-leading. This is Australia showing enough is enough. It is about our families taking back control,” Albanese said in a speech as the world-first laws came into effect. — AFP

 

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