A teenage girl uses her phone to access social media in Sydney, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. Rick Rycroft/AP
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory behavior and algorithms pushing destructive content, the government said Thursday.
“The Digital Duty of Care will place the onus on digital platforms to proactively keep Australians safe and better prevent online harms,” Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said in a statement.
The proposed changes to the Online Safety Act were announced before the government next week introduces to Parliament