‘Governments around the world are grappling with this challenge’: Albo to take on tech giants this election

As electioneering season swings around again, Anthony Albanese’s government is taking on the world’s most powerful tech companies with a series of proposed laws aimed at controlling their reach in Australia.

Labor has promised to draft laws before Christmas that enforce an age restriction on social media platforms – with Albanese publicly stating on Tuesday he believed the age limit should be 16, but will consult with the state leaders before committing to an age.

“One of the things that we wanted to do is to make sure… that we don’t end up having eight different systems,” he said on Nova Sydney.