X Says Australia’s Under-16s Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With Foreign Law
Demanding data, documents, and compliance evidence from non-Australians in other countries could cause issues “for the comity of nations,” the firm also warned.Australia is leading a growing global movement to restrict children’s access to social media, after banning under-16s from the sites in December. In May, the country ordered X to pay a $463,000 fine for failing to comply with child safety measures. “Seems like a backdoor way to control access to the Internet by all Australians,” he wrote on X when the legislation was announced in late 2024.
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- ▪“Seems like a backdoor way to control access to the Internet by all Australians,” he wrote on X when the legislation was announced in late 2024.
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Isabella WardBusinessJul 29, 2026 9:47 AMX Says Australia’s Under-16s Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With Foreign LawElon Musk's platform hit out at the country's “invasive” information-gathering powers as it demands the government drop efforts to strengthen its no-children policy.CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyX has a new argument against sweeping underage social media bans which would limit usage of its platform: They interfere with international law.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.
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