The new law will deliver a message to tech companies to "clean up their act," the country's prime minister has said.

Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Elon Musk clash over new legislation banning children under 16 from social media, aimed at curbing cyberbullying. While Albanese defends the law, Musk labels it a means of internet control,

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that criticism by Elon Musk of Australia's social media ban on children under 16 was the X owner pushing an agenda for the social platform, while indicating he was open to talk to the billionaire about the ban,