Google and Meta Oppose Australia's Child Social Media Ban

CosmicTaco · 2024-11-26T10:38:57.136523+05:30

* Google and Meta urge delay of Australian bill banning social media for under 16s, citing need for further impact assessment. * The bill, one of the strictest on children's social media use, could be law by end of parliamentary year. * Concerns raised about the bill's potential negative impact on children's human rights, including freedom of expression. Source: [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-meta-urge-australia-delay-bill-social-media-ban-children-2024-11-26/)

Google and Meta urge delay of Australian bill banning social media for under 16s, citing need for further impact assessment.
The bill, one of the strictest on children's social media use, could be law by end of parliamentary year.
Concerns raised about the bill's potential negative impact on children's human rights, including freedom of expression.

Source: Reuters