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LinkedIn: We're too boring for kids for social media ban
It is one of a number of tech firms pushing back against Australia's plan to ban social media for under-16s.
Career-networking site LinkedIn has told Australian lawmakers it is too dull for kids to warrant its inclusion in a proposed ban on social media for under 16 year olds. Ella Woods-Joyce, director of public policy for TikTok Australia and New Zealand, wrote in the company's submission that the bill's "rushed passage poses a serious risk of further unintended consequences". If LinkedIn can successfully argue it should not be included in the legislation it will potentially avoid the cost and disruption involved it introducing additional age verification processes to the site.
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