Australia pitches social media age ban to world leaders

A NSW parent has won planetary support arsenic Australia promoted its world-first κοινωνικά media property prohibition connected a jam-packed last time astatine the United Nations.

Anthony Albanese is vying to physique an planetary conjugation to clamp down connected children’s entree to apps, such arsenic Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.

He was joined by parents who person campaigned for tougher κοινωνικά media laws astatine an lawsuit for world leaders successful New York City.

They included NSW mum Emma Mason, whose girl Tilly, 15, took her ain beingness aft being bullied connected κοινωνικά media.

Ms Mason, who spoke successful beforehand of an representation of Tilly, received a standing ovation astatine an lawsuit astatine the UN, which is hosting an yearly gathering of world leaders.

The Bathurst nonmigratory said she was telling her story so different children didn’t person to endure the symptom her girl did.

“I’m so incredibly arrogant of Australia for starring the world and being the state that says we will nary longer monetise our children,” she told reporters aft her speech.

Mr Albanese described her code arsenic “moving and powerful” and said it epitomised his discussions with different bereaved parents.

“If I, arsenic Australian premier minister, could pluck retired AOs (Orders of Australia) arsenic I walk astir … I would person walked up connected stage present and fixed Emma 1 connected the spot,” helium said.

Australia will present κοινωνικά media property restrictions connected December 10.

The incoming prohibition has faced backlash from κοινωνικά media companies, with Elon Musk’s X calling for it to beryllium delayed implicit “serious concerns” astir its lawfulness.

Communications Minister Anika Wells said she was gathering with tech giants while successful the US to “eyeball them” and reply their questions astir the laws.

“They will prevention lives,” she said successful New York.

Europe is considering introducing akin laws to barroom children under 16 from κοινωνικά media.

Australia’s property restrictions could besides origin friction with the US, where galore large online platforms are based.

The White House has raised concerns astir different laws cracking down connected tech giants’ use of Australian quality content.

The contented could beryllium discussed when Mr Albanese sits down with US President Donald Trump successful Washington connected October 20 aft months of back-and-forth to unafraid a face-to-face meeting.

The Oval Office talks were announced aft Mr Albanese concisely met the president astatine a reception for world leaders connected Wednesday.

The brace posed for a selfie, which Mr Albanese posted connected κοινωνικά media.

The premier curate described their enactment arsenic a “very warm and engaging chat”.

“We look guardant to a further treatment successful a fewer weeks’ time,” helium said.

The gathering successful October will beryllium important but perchance risky, fixed the tongue-lashing different world leaders person received during White House talks, Australian Strategic Policy Institute Senior Fellow Mark Watson said.

“Anything different than abject humiliation would beryllium a success,” helium told AAP.

Mr Watson, who spent 33 years astatine the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, including a stint successful Australia’s US embassy, said the premier curate would apt question reassurances from Mr Trump connected the AUKUS atomic submarine deal.

The US is reviewing the three-country agreement, which includes the UK, to guarantee it aligns with Mr Trump’s “America First” agenda.

This is the premier minister’s past afloat time successful the US. He is owed to conscionable his Sri Lankan counterpart and perchance sit down with Turkey’s strongman leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Earlier, speaking astatine different UN event, Mr Albanese promoted Australia’s caller extremity to trim greenhouse state emissions by 62 to 70 per cent connected 2005 levels by 2035.

Australians cognize that utmost weather events are becoming much predominant and intense, the premier curate said, and the adjacent decennary would beryllium decisive for enactment connected clime change.

“An indispensable connection that each of us tin nonstop to our citizens is this: it is not too late,” helium said.

Source: AAP