X Says Australia’s Under-16s Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With Foreign Law
Social media platform X has formally opposed Australia's proposed under-16 social media ban, arguing the legislation is invasive and interferes with international law. The company claims the government's data-gathering requirements lack necessary safeguards and could set a problematic global precedent.
The social media platform, which sits within Elon Musk’s SpaceX, issued a submission to the Australian Parliament published Tuesday that called for the government to drop efforts to strengthen its underage social media ban. It complained that the proposals to increase pressure on sites to demonstrate efforts to crack down on underage access are unnecessary, ill-suited, unfair, and could violate privacy rights.
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