Australia's Prime Minister Calls for Digital Sovereignty

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addressed the UN general assembly, emphasizing the need for digital sovereignty in the face of growing concerns about social media's impact on children. He highlighted the importance of parents being empowered to protect their children from the harms of social media, including addiction and anxiety. Albanese also spoke about his government's digital safety reform, which allows parents to opt out of algorithms and restrict their children's social media use. The prime minister's statement comes as the ABC watchdog criticizes a 'culture of secrecy' and fact-checking at the Four Corners program. Albanese's speech also touched on the need for a digital dimension to retaining sovereignty, as he rejected any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control artificial intelligence.