## Kids under 16 to be banned from social media after Senate passes world-first laws

Authored by abc.net.au

Children and teenagers will be banned from using social media from the end of next year after the government's world-first legislation passed the parliament with bipartisan support.

It followed an hour of spirited debate that saw crossbenchers question and heckle the major parties over what they said was a rushed and flawed law.

Social media companies also won't be able to force users to provide government identification, including the Digital ID, to assess their age.

The bill was introduced to parliament last Thursday and was referred for a Senate inquiry the same day.

There are social media icons next to her Legislation to ban under-16s from social media will be put before parliament next week, but some platforms could be exempt from the proposed changes.

Danielle Einstein, a clinical psychologist who has supported the campaign to raise the age at which kids can access social media, said social media offered no mental health benefits for young people as far as she could see.

"We need to tread very carefully or we risk dialling back young peoples' rights and pushing them into more isolated, less supported places. »

### Arizona grandma and stranger she mistakenly texted in 2016 will celebrate 9th Thanksgiving together

Authored by ktvu.com

The two met in 2016 when Dench mistakenly texted Hinton instead of her grandson.

In 2016, Wanda Dench meant to invite her grandson to her Thanksgiving and accidentally texted Jamal Hinton of Phoenix.

A room in her Prescott Valley, Arizona, home was listed, giving one lucky traveler a Thanksgiving to remember. »

### Nintendo Reportedly Seeking "New Targets" In Switch Piracy Investigation

Authored by nintendolife.com

Following Nintendo's recent investigation into the Switch "pirate" James 'Archbox' Williams, the video game giant is now reportedly seeking "new targets".

"Nintendo of America (NOA) said its investigation of Switch modder James “Archbox” Williams has given it new targets.

You can learn more about the lawsuit Nintendo recently won in our recent coverage here on Nintendo Life. »

### Russia's hybrid warfare may trigger NATO defence clause, Germany says

Authored by euronews.com

German intelligence chief Bruno Kahl says that Moscow's acts of sabotage against Western targets could spur NATO to invoke Article 5 defence clause.

Russia's hybrid warfare tactics against the West could eventually lead to NATO invoking the alliance's mutual defence clause, Germany's intelligence chief has warned.

On the sidelines of a NATO summit in July, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that Russia was "attacking us [European nations] every day" with hybrid warfare tactics. »

### Elusive deer spotted wearing high-vis jacket in Canada: ‘Who is responsible?’

Authored by theguardian.com

And yet no one in McBride, a mountain community in British Columbia, can figure out how a local deer came to be wearing a zipped-up high-visibility jacket – or why the day-glo-clad cervid has been so hard to track down.

Standing nonchalantly on the roadside was a mule deer clad in a high-visibility work jacket, its legs fitted neatly through the arm holes and the zip firmly closed.

If they eventually locate it and the animal appears in distress, McArthur says the team will remove the jacket. »

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