FG Trade Latin/E+/Getty ImagesStarting on December 10, it will be illegal for Australian kids under the age of 16 to have social media accounts — and the onus to uphold those laws will fall to tech companies like Meta and X. This will be the first overarching ban of social media for kids in any country in which parental consent cannot override the law. The government has stated that the ban is to protect children’s wellbeing, mental health, and physical safety, citing that social media companies have not done enough to keep kids safe on their sites. The ban includes all major social media site...

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