Last week the Labor Government introduced its legislation to enforce an age limit of 16 for social media, including Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and X.

"The Coalition committed to implementing an age limit of 16 back in June because it’s clear that social media is creating a problem for our young people. Our children are vulnerable and while limiting access to anyone under 16 does have some merits, it is a vexed issue. A big problem is age verification.

"I’ve been contacted by a number of my constituents who are concerned about this legislation for various reasons, but the major one is privacy concerns. I understand these concerns and agree that we don’t need to be giving social media companies access to all our personal information.

"We need to full review the details of this Bill – it’s important that clear privacy protections are included in this legislation." Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton shares his opinion.