NSW Premier Chris Minns says he doesn’t think children under 16 should have access to social media as the state considers introducing age limits for the platforms.
The state government today announced an emergency summit on social media, with Minns backing calls to reduce access to the websites for young children.
“I think (16) is the right age or at least the limit,” he told 2GB radio this morning.
There’d be a lot of 16-year-olds where even that isn’t old enough, to be honest with you, when you consider what you’re exposed to as a result of being on social media.”
Major social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook require users to be at least 13 before signing up but Minns said his government was considering legislating age restrictions – although he’d prefer a federal approach rather than state-by-state laws.
“I’ve got to make a decision about whether that’s enforceable at the state level, it’d be better if we could do it at a national level,” he said.
