Overwhelming support for tighter restrictions on social media

Australians are overwhelmingly supportive of tighter restrictions on social media platforms. This includes a ban on under sixteen-year-olds from accessing social media. A survey of more than 25,000 people conducted by the ‘Let Them Be Kids’ campaign shows 70 per cent want the age limit on social media to be raised from 13 to at least 16. 85 per cent believe platforms should be held responsible for preventing harmful or misleading content from being shared. 96 per cent of respondents say that social media companies need to do more to operate locally.