Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday social media firms would be required to destroy personal data used to verify ages of users, as part of what the government says is a world-leading ban on under-16s using the services.

The Australian government’s plan to ban children from social media to protect them from harm has won almost universal political support

An advocate for major social media platforms has told Australia's Parliament that a plan to ban children younger than 16 from the sites should be delayed rather than being rushed to approval this week

Australia's parliament is looking at a law to stop anyone younger than 16 from using social media sites. I ordered a club sandwich from Subway, Jimmy John's, and Jersey Mike's to see which popular chain does the classic sub justice.

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.

A proposed social media ban for children under the age of 16 has been criticised for being rushed as a parliamentary inquiry is due to hand down a report.

A law proposed in parliament would ban social media access for all children under the age of 16, placing stiff fines on platforms that don't comply. While I'll admit most social media does little more than turn our gray matter into Nickelodeon slime,

Social media sites are lobbying the Australian government to delay its proposed age limits for children younger than 16. View on euronews