Responding to proposals by the Australian government to ban social media access for children under the age of 16, Amnesty International Australia Campaigner Nikita White, said:
“Rather than banning children and young people from social media, the Anthony Albanese led government should regulate to enhance the protection of children’s privacy and personal data while prioritizing their human rights.
“The government should put in place safeguards to ensure that content-shaping algorithms used by online platforms doesn’t use profiling by default.