What do kids in Australia think of plan for social media ban?

Name: New age of 14-16 for social media to be introduced in Australia
Uploaded: 2024-09-22T10:22:59.852Z
Duration: 2 min 45 s
Description: What do kids in Australia think about being banned from social media in the future?

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The Australian government has announced that it's planning to ban younger teenagers from social media.

Their prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has said that the new minimum age for social media will be somewhere between 14 and 16, and that the law will be in place by the end of this year.

Over here in the UK, new rules are being introduced with the aim of making sure that social media companies do more to protect young users online.

But what do the kids in Australia think about their country's plans for stricter laws on using apps like TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram?

Watch to find out.

Pictures courtesy of Behind The News, ABC Australia

22 September