SYDNEY: Australia said on Tuesday (Sep 10) it planned to introduce legislation this year to ban children from using social media platforms, citing the risks it could pose to physical and mental health.
Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, Jul 13, 2021. SYDNEY: Australia said on Tuesday it planned to introduce legislation this year to ban children from using social media platforms, citing the risks it could pose to physical and mental health.
"I want to see kids off their devices and onto the footy fields and the swimming pools and the tennis courts. We want them to have real experiences with real people because we know that social media is causing social harm," Albanese told national broadcaster ABC News. Albanese said he was concerned about the impacts of cyberbullying on the mental health of children and the easy exposure to content on social media that could harm them.
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