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Australia Backs Social Media Limits for Kids Under 16

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Pew Research Center reported that people increasingly view social media as manipulative and harmful to democracy.
Australia proposed rules letting users opt out of algorithmic feeds and banning social media for children under 16.
Eighty-two percent of Australian adults support the government’s move to restrict social media access for children.
In the United States, 64% of adults say social media harms democracy, higher than in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria.

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U.S. Pew Research Center reported that people increasingly view social media as manipulative and harmful to democracy.
Australia proposed rules letting users opt out of algorithmic feeds and banning social media for children under 16.
Eighty-two percent of Australian adults support the government’s move to restrict social media access for children.
In the United States, 64% of adults say social media harms democracy, higher than in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria.