Australia’s new Digital Duty of Care law would require social media companies to take proactive steps to address mental health risks for users, particularly children, online. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-13/social-media-duty-of-care-laws-mental-health-harm/104597890?ref=platformer.news

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Australia’s new Digital Duty of Care law would require social media companies to take proactive steps to address mental health risks for users, particularly children, online.

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Online platforms would be legally responsible for keeping Australians safe under new 'duty of care' laws

Social media companies would be required to take preventative action against the worst foreseeable harms of their platforms under new laws the federal government has proposed.