Australia’s parliament debates social media ban for children under 16 Watch live as Australia’s parliament considers legislation for the world's first legal ban on children under 16 using social media.

The legislation would impose fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) on platforms for systemic failures to prevent young children from holding accounts.

Legislation to ban social media for under 16s has been introduced in the Australian parliament. The country's Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, confirmed