Australia's government says it will introduce "world-leading" legislation to ban children under 16 from social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the proposed laws, to be tabled in parliament next week, were aimed at mitigating the "harm" social media was inflicting on Australian children.

Australia’s states and territories have unanimously backed a world-first national plan to ban children younger than 16 from most forms of social media.Leaders of the eight provinces held a virtual mee

The Australian government on Thursday announced on Thursday its intent to ban social media usage for children under 16 and hold platforms responsible for compliance.