Australia social media ban for children to be introduced this year
Children aged up to 16 could be banned from social media, as the federal government promises legislation to impose a minimum age to use platforms like Facebook and Instagram by the end of this year.
But the cut-off age won't be revealed until the government's trial of age verification technology is completed.
It follows a changes proposed by the South Australian government earlier this week, which would force social media companies to ban children 13 years old or younger or face fines.
The push to ban children from using social media is now the formal policy of both major parties, after the Coalition said in June it would seek a bipartisan deal to do so.