Why Every Country Should Set 16 (or Higher) as the Minimum Age for Social Media Accounts

Four features of strong age-limit policies for countries ready to follow Australia’s brave lead

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Michigan governor signs ‘overdue’ laws that aim to end child marriage. Minimum age raised to 18 in state that allowed 16- and 17-year-olds to wed with written permission from parent or guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/12/michigan-child-marriage-law-signed

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Michigan governor signs ‘overdue’ laws that aim to end child marriage

Minimum age raised to 18 in state that allowed 16- and 17-year-olds to wed with written permission from parent or guardian

The Guardian
Texas panel advances bill raising minimum age to buy semiautomatic rifles after Allen shooting

Facing renewed calls for stricter gun control after a mass shooting near Dallas, a Republican-led Texas House committee advanced a bill Monday that would raise the purchase age for semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 even though the proposal has little or no chance of actually becoming law.

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