Social media platforms including X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Reddit have a year to implement a ban on children under 16.
Australia ’s new social media ban is one of the strictest in the world Social media platforms have a year to figure out how to keep kids off their sites after Australia approved a ban for children under 16. It’s the joint highest age limit of any country in the world, and applies to X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Reddit – but YouTube escapes unscathed.
This would bring the UK in line with Ireland and Spain, which, now with Australia, share the top spot for highest social media age limit. Some countries have a lower limit of 13. This includes England, Wales, New Zealand, Italy, France and the Netherlands. In China, under-18s require parental consent to join social media.
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