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.

CANBERRA: Global tech giants including Meta, TikTok and Google have heavily criticised Australian legislation to ban children under 16 from accessing social media platforms, setting the stage for a policy fight as the government tries to push the bill through parliament this week.