Terms of reference

(a)the use of age verification to protect Australian children from social media;

(b)the decision of Meta to abandon deals under the News Media Bargaining Code;

(c)the important role of Australian journalism, news and public interest media in countering mis and disinformation on digital platforms;

(d)the algorithms, recommender systems and corporate decision making of digital platforms in influencing what Australians see, and the impacts of this on mental health;

(e)other issues in relation to harmful or illegal content disseminated over social media, including scams, age-restricted content, child sexual abuse and violent extremist material; and

(f)any related matters.