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Review to Explore Social Media Ban for 13-Year-Olds and Younger

Children under 14 could be blocked from opening social media accounts in an Australia-first law.
Review to Explore Social Media Ban for 13-Year-Olds and Younger
A man holds a smartphone displaying the logo of Chinese social media platform TikTok in April 2024. Antonin UTZ / AFP via Getty Images
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5/12/2024|Updated: 5/12/2024
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Children under 14 could be blocked from opening social media accounts, with an eminent legal eagle to investigate the feasibility of a ban.

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has appointed former High Court chief justice Robert French AC to examine the legal, regulatory, and technological pathways for his government to impose a ban within the state’s constitutional framework.

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