Many child welfare and mental health advocates are concerned about unintended consequences and the platforms complained that the law would be unworkable.
By Rod McGuirk, Associated PressSenator Jacqui Lambie, left, gestures as she speaks to Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong during debate in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024.
The major parties’ support for the ban all but guarantees the legislation will become law. But many child welfare and mental health advocates are concerned about unintended consequences. 14-year-old Henry, right, and Angel, 15, use their phones to view social media in Sydney, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. “This policy will hurt vulnerable young people the most, especially in regional communities and especially the LGBTQI community, by cutting them off,” Shoebridge told the Senate.Once the legislation becomes law, the platforms would have one year to work out how they could implement the ban before penalties are enforced.
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