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Most Australians support under-16s social media ban, but many have concerns about privacy
The federal government is forging ahead with its age assurance trial for its under-16s social media ban, releasing survey results from late last year showing nearly 90% of Australians at the time backed the ban. But a survey of nearly 4,000 adults and children found a huge number of people concerned about privacy and security issues related to the new regime.
This research shows Australians widely support our world-leading age restrictions on social media for under-16s and have strong expectations of platforms when it comes to data protection and security.
Our Government knows social media age-restrictions will not be the end-all be-all solution for harms experienced by young people online but they will make a significant impact.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jun/18/australia-news-live-albanese-g7-starmer-zelenskyy-critical-minerals-trump-aukus-submarines-chalmers-tax-ntwnfb
Author : Martin Farrer
Publish date : 2025-06-17 21:20:00
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