“This (action) is for mothers and fathers. “Social networks are doing a lot of harm to children and I decided to limit them,” Albanese said.
Main Australiahe did not announce future legislation on this subject as early as September, but he did not specify at that time whether the law would apply from 14 or 16 years.
Tech giants and social media platforms will be responsible for ensuring that their users are of legal age, not parents “who care deeply about their children's online safety,” Albanese said.
“Responsibility is not placed on parents or the younger generation. There are no sanctions for users,” he said.
Previous proposals to implement age limits on social media have received broad bipartisan support in Australia.
Albanese, a Labor lawmaker, also said the new law would be presented to Australian state and territory leaders this week before being voted on in parliament at the end of November.
