Australia's states and territories have unanimously backed a world-first national plan to ban children younger than 16 from most forms of social media.

The proposed legislation would put the country at the forefront of regulating social media access for children.

Australia's government introduced legislation to bar people under 16 from social media. The age limit would take effect 12 months after being signed into law, giving Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook and other social media companies time to figure out how to comply.