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Australia Banned Kids From Social Media. Now It Has Advice for the US.

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In late November , Australia became the first country in the world to ban minors under age 16 from social media.

Julie Inman Grant has served as Australia ’s eSafety Commissioner since 2017 .

The U.S. Congress is considering legislation to protect kids from harmful content online.

Aims to balance the privacy with the safety of children accessing social media sites.

Australia has done a lot of research with vulnerable communities: LGBTQI youth, those with disabilities and who are neurodivergent and First Nations youth.

Australia was one of the first countries to make sure that fencing was required for every pool, and it's backed by enforcement.

Lawmakers in the U.S. are looking at their own version of kids’ online safety legislation, though it’s not a social media ban.

Online safety is very bipartisan in Australia , because of the industry's extractive nature.

Australia 's regulator is agile, anticipatory and anticipatory.