Australia to ban social media for kids under 16

Australia is set to ban social media for kids under 16, in a stated attempt to minimise "harms that are being caused to young people" through the platforms.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the measures on Thursday, after a decision by his government on Monday. "Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on it," Albanese said in a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. "I've spoken to thousands of parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles. They, like me, are w