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Australia Senate votes to ban children under 16 from social media [Video]

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In a long-anticipated Senate vote, Australian is banning children under 16 years old from using social media. It is the world’s strictest law protecting young people from the effects of social media.

“Social media is doing harm to our kids and I’m calling time on it,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra earlier this month. “I’ve spoken to thousands of parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles. They, like me, are worried sick about the safety of our kids online.”

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Social media companies already don’t allow children under the age of 13 to use their platforms, but that rule is often easily skirted by savvy young people who want to use the platform anyway. This ban, which passed the Senate by 34 votes to 19 votes on Thursday, will take effect in a year. It puts the onus on social media companies — instead …

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