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Australia Passes Law Banning Social Media for Under 16s

The Information · Sylvia Varnham O'Regan · last updated

Australia’s Parliament has approved a law banning children under 16 years old from having social media accounts, drawing a strict line under a global debate about how to protect young people online.

The ban, approved in Australia’s senate Thursday, requires social media companies to take “ …

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