Australia 'Taking Back Control' with Teen Social Media ban: PM
10 Dec 2025 6:38 AM IST10 Dec 2025 6:38 AM IST
It is about our families taking back control, Albanese said in a speech as the world-first laws came into effect
10-year-old Bianca Navarro watches a social media site at her home in western Sydney. Australia banned young teenagers from social media on Wednesday (Saeed KHAN / AFP)
SYDNEY: 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.
( Source : AFP )
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