Bereaved parents of children victimised by cyberbullying were part of the push for legislation. — Pixabay
Australia will soon ban its youth from popular services like TikTok and Instagram, becoming the world’s first democracy to carry out such a crackdown in response to growing concerns about social media’s harms. It’s likely to be the first of many.
The platforms will be required by law to block under-16s from holding accounts from Dec 10, with companies that don’t comply facing fines of up to A$49.5mil (US$32mil/RM132.19mil).
