Key facts
- Apple CEO Tim Cook views Australia's social media curbs as "world-leading."
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese relayed Cook's comments after a meeting.
- Australia plans to allow social media users to select content on their feeds.
- Australia banned social media for children under 16 in December.
- The European Commission has proposed a ban for children under 13.
Apple CEO Tim Cook views Australia's social media regulations as "world-leading," Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday. Albanese met with Cook at Apple's headquarters in California, where Cook shared his assessment of the country's online safety measures.
Australia has been proactive in regulating social media, recently advancing a plan to give users more control over the content displayed on their feeds. This follows a December decision that banned social media access for children under 16, a move that other governments have since emulated. The European Commission is the latest to propose a similar ban for children under 13.