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Australia sets new social media age limitCEFR A1
15 Dec 2025
Adapted from Kevin Rennie, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Steven Wei, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
1 min
55 words
- Australia made a new social media rule.
- The rule covers large online platforms.
- The law asks platforms to stop children joining.
- The rule applies to old and new accounts.
- Companies must try to block young users.
- There can be heavy fines for firms.
- Some smaller apps are studied too.
- People in Australia and abroad reacted.
Difficult words
- platform — a website or app where people meetplatforms
- account — a user profile to log in onlineaccounts
- block — to stop someone from using a service
- fine — money paid as a punishmentfines
- react — to show feeling after a news eventreacted
- abroad — in or to another country
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Discussion questions
- Do you use social media?
- Should children be allowed to join social media?
- Have people in your country reacted to a new rule like this?
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