Australia’s social media ban for teens draws praise at UN

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promoted his government’s world-first teen social media ban at an event in New York, warning the challenges posed by social media for children was “constantly evolving”.

Governments and tech firms are closely watching Australia‘s effort to become the first country to block the use of social media by those younger than 16, starting from December.

Australia wants social media firms to use artificial intelligence and behavioural data to estimate the age of users, and not conduct blanket age-verification.

“It isn’t…