.Social media giants have slammed a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with “many unanswered questions”.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the legislation is needed to protect young people from the “harms” of social media, something many parent groups have echoed.“We want our kids to have a childhood and parents to know we have their backs,” Albanese told reporters. “It’s entirely likely the ban could see young people pushed to darker corners of the internet where no community guidelines, safety tools, or protections exist,” a TikTok spokesperson said.Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram called for consultation on the rules to ensure a “technically feasible outcome that does not place an onerous burden on parents and teens”