Australia’s states and territories have unanimously backed a world-first national plan to ban children younger than 16 from most forms of social media.

MELBOURNE, Australia—Australia’s states and territories on Friday unanimously backed a national plan to require most forms of social media to bar children younger than 16. Leaders of the eight provinces held a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to discuss what he calls a world-first national approach that would…

Australian children younger than 16 will be banned from using social media under a proposal put forward by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Under the new Australian law, platforms like X, TikTok and Instagram would be responsible for blocking children under 16.

Speaking with reporters on Thursday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the legislation is aimed at protecting children from the harmful effects of social media.