Australia’s House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years from social media MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia’s House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years ...

The Australian government’s plan to ban children from social media platforms including X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram until their 16th birthdays is politically popular. The opposition party says it would have done the same after winning elections due within months if the government hadn’t moved first.

An Australian Senate committee has backed a bill that would ban social media for children under 16 but said social media platforms should not force users to submit personal data such as passport and other digital identification to prove their age.