Australia’s government plans to set a national age limit on social media

“This is for moms and dads,” Albanese said in a video from X. “I want kids to have a childhood. I want them to get off their devices and onto the soccer field and netball courts. I want them to have real experiences with real people.”

Representatives for Meta, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and X did not immediately respond to Business Insider’s requests for comment.

While most social media platforms ban children under 13, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill in March barring children under 14 from using social media.

But opponents of the proposed Australian law say it can’t stop children from using the internet, but instead leads them to less safe parts of the internet.

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, a government agency dedicated to online safety, warned in June that “restrictive approaches can limit young people’s access to critical support,” according to Reuters, and encouraged them to seek “less regulated non-mainstream services.”

“We know that online harm can threaten safety across a range of platforms at any age, both before and after mid-teens,” the eSafety commissioner said in a press release on Monday. “We must continue to prepare our young people for the technological trends and digital environment of the future.”