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Australian social media ban aims to 'save teens from predatory algorithms' | AJ#shorts

Australian social media ban aims to 'save teens from predatory algorithms' | AJ#shorts

Update: 2025-12-03
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Australia’s social media ban aims to protect under-16s from what the government calls online ‘purgatory’. Communications Minister Anika Wells told the National Press Club that the law, which comes into force on December 10, could protect Generation Alpha from addictive ‘predatory algorithms’. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #aljazeera #aljazeeraenglish #aljazeeranewslive
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Australian social media ban aims to 'save teens from predatory algorithms' | AJ#shorts

Australian social media ban aims to 'save teens from predatory algorithms' | AJ#shorts

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