Under-16 social media ban and Digital Duty of Care
What it actually does
Labour backs banning social media for under-16s and would introduce a 'Digital Duty of Care' law making large platforms responsible for preventing online harms, along with more user control over algorithmic feeds.
Source: interest.co.nz · 2026-10
The Trump take
“They want to regulate our great American tech companies? Mark, Elon, they'll be calling me. We'll look at tariffs, believe me.”parody
Why it scored this way
US Big Tech
Places new legal duties on US tech platforms
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Hates it
Red tape
New online regulatory regime
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Dislikes it
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