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Australia plans to enforce a social media age limit

Published 10 September 2024, 9:26 am
The federal government will ban children from social media with legislation to set a minimum age for kids using platforms like Instagram or Snapchat. An exact age limit is yet to be determined, with an age verification trial to be undertaken first.
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