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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Snapchat rejects aussie calls to raise social media age | Mind Blowing Facts

Raising the age limit for social networks could disadvantage a generation of kids, Snapchat argues. (Paul Braven/AAP PHOTOS)

Snapchat's global safety head has rejected Australian proposals to ban children under 16 years from using social media, saying the decision is one that should be left to families. 

Raising the age limit for social networks could disadvantage a generation of kids who were already benefiting from online connections, Snapchat platform safety global head Jacqueline Beauchere said on Monday.

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