'Social media is doing harm to our kids, and I'm calling time on it,' said the PM Anthony Albanese.
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00:00And this one's for the mums and dads.
00:02Social media is doing harm to our kids, and I'm calling time on it.
00:08I've spoken to thousands of parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles.
00:12They, like me, are worried sick about the safety of our kids online.
00:17And I want Australian parents and families to know that the Government has your back.
00:23I want parents to be able to say,
00:25sorry mate, it's against the law for me to get you to do this.
00:31We don't argue that the changes that we will be legislating will fix everything immediately.
00:40We have laws such as people can't buy alcohol if they're under 18.
00:46And from time to time, that can be broken.
00:51But those laws set what the parameters are for our society,
00:56and they assist in ensuring the right outcomes.
01:02Now, Government's proposed age is 16.
01:06That decision was made in Cabinet on Monday.
01:10And that proposal will go to the National Cabinet meeting that I'm convening online,
01:17a virtual meeting tomorrow morning.
01:19The onus will be on, just to go through some of the details,
01:23the onus will be on social media platforms to demonstrate they are taking reasonable steps to prevent access.
01:30The onus won't be on parents or young people.
01:33There will be no penalties for users.
01:36The East Safety Commissioner will provide oversight and enforcement.
01:40The legislation will come into force 12 months after passage.
01:44There will be a review of the legislation following its commencement to make sure.
01:49This is world-leading legislation.
01:52We want to make sure that it is got right.
01:55The East Safety Commissioner will issue regulatory guidance
01:59setting out what reasonable steps can be taken by platforms,
02:02and that will be informed by the age assurance trial.