Elon Musk accused of ‘jumping to conclusions’ over new social media age ban

Liberal MP Andrew Wallace has discussed tech billionaire Elon Musk’s criticism towards the Albanese government over its new social media age limit bill. It comes as Mr Musk delivered his blunt assessment of the legislation this week after he reshared a post on X by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. “Seems like a backdoor way to control access to the internet by all Australians,” the billionaire said on X. Mr Wallace dismissed the tech billionaire’s concerns, stating that the proposal is not a way to introduce digital ID. “It is not a way to introduce digital ID. The two are absolutely different. The thing on Musk to conflate these two is a bit beyond the pale,” Mr Wallace told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio. “That is not what is in store under this bill. Elon Musk is jumping to conclusions here.”