The Microsoft-owned corporation told a parliamentary committee in Australia that “LinkedIn simply does not have content interesting and appealing to minors.”
According to the Australian government, “world-leading” regulations would be introduced to prevent youngsters from using social media.
However, in presentations to MPs, the firms that run some of the most popular sites among youth—Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snap Inc.—have all contested the proposed regulation.
Australia seeks to restrict children’s access to social media. Is it going to work?
According to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the new bill would address the harm that social media was causing to children in Australia.
Similar to him, he said that it was for “the mums and dads” who were “worried sick about the safety of our kids online.”
