Since Meta whistleblower Frances Haugen aired internal emails in 2021 showing the tech giant knew of social media's mental health impacts on teenagers, world leaders have agonised over how to curb the technology's addictive pull on young minds.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Friday laid responsibility on social media platforms for the “safety of the kids,” after the government passed laws to ban children under the age of 16 from using online networking.

Australia just voted into law a social media ban for children under the age of 16. The legislation was approved by Australian lawmakers on Thursday with the aim of protecting the mental health of children online,