The Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Australian Society for the 47th Parliament was appointed by resolution of the Senate on 15 May 2024 and resolution of the House of Representatives on 16 May 2024, to inquire into and report on the influence and impacts of social media on Australian society, with particular reference to:

(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.

That the committee present an interim report on or before 15 August 2024, and its final report on or before 18 November 2024.

The resolution establishing the Committee is available in the Journals of the Senate No. 110 – 15 May 2024.