National introduces under-16 social media ban bill without coalition partner support

National has introduced the Online Safety Bill, banning under-16s from social media and threatening platforms with fines of up to 10% of global revenue, without backing from coalition partners New Zealand First and ACT. Both invoked the agree-to-disagree provision. Winston Peters stressed it was "a National bill, not a government bill." The bill cannot reach first reading before the election, with 11 sitting days remaining.