Meta wants Australian parents and app stores to enforce social media age-limits

Meta has called for tightened parental controls and for the onus to be put on app stores regarding age restrictions for social media, denying claims this is simply “shirking responsibility for age verification or safety”.

Meta’s vice president and global head of safety Antigone Davis presented this solution at a social media inquiry in Canberra on Wednesday, urging parents to “oversee and approve their teens online activity”.

While the Federal Government faces increasing pressure to stronghold the social media giant into strengthening protections for children using its platforms. Davis feels the legislation should be aimed at the app stores that allow Facebook and Instagram to be downloaded by these children.