Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday (Nov 7) announced plans to legislate a ban on social media for children under 16. The ban touted as world-leading by the Australian government aims to curb the physical and mental health risks associated with social media use.

Australia 'calls time' on social media, to ban use by children under 16: No parental exemptions

Norway is planning to increase the minimum age limit of using social media to 15 in a bid to safeguard children from the “power of the algorithms”, said the Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store on Wednesday (Oct 23).

This country will increase minimum age limit to use social media to 15 to protect children

Australia on Tuesday (Sep 10) announced its plan to introduce a ban on children using social media platforms, citing concerns over the risks these sites pose to their physical and mental health.

Australia to ban social media use for kids under THIS age to tackle mental health crisis

In the US state of Florida, children under the age of 14 will now be banned from using social media platforms. On Monday (Mar 25), the state's governor, Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will also require 14- and 15-year-olds to get parental consent to use social media.

Florida bans children under 14 from using social media; 14-15 year olds will need parental consent

At what age should a child be allowed to join the world of social media? Media giants like Meta, Twitter and a few others have pegged the number at 13, but the US Surgeon General says this might be too young.

How young is too young for social media exposure? Here's what a US health expert says