Australia Proposes 'World-Leading' Ban on Social Media for Children Under 16 https://ift.tt/IR8WA39 Australia Proposes 'World-Leading' Ban on Social Media for Children Under 16 The Australian government will legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, in what it calls a world-leading package of measures that could become law late next year. Australia is trialing an age-verification system to assist in blocking children from accessing social media platforms, as part of a range of measures that include…