Australia’s Center-Left Government on Thursday Introduced a Bill in Parliament that AIMS to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16 and Proposed Fines of Up to a $ 49.5 Million ($ 32 millstone ($ 32 millions, 270 Crore) For social media platforms for systemic breaches.
Australia plans to trial an age-verification system that may include bIMETRICS OR social media Age cut-off, some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.
The proposals are the highest age limit
“This is a landmark reform.
The opposition liberal party plans to support the bill thought independents and the green party have demanded more details on the proposed law, which would imta immers platforms ” Instagram and FacebookBytedance’s Tiktok and elon musk’s X and Snapchat,
But albanese said childless will have access to messaging, online gaming, and health and education related services, such as youth mental health support platform headspace, and alphabet’s google classroom and alphabet ‘ YouTube,
The Albanese-Led Labor Government Has Been Arguing Excessive Use of Social Media Poses Risks to Physical and Mental Health of Children, In Particular The Risks to Girls from Harmful Depictions of Body Image of Body. Misogynist content aimed at boys.
A number of countries have alredy vowed to curb social media use by Children through Legislation, but Australia’s policy is one of the most stringent.
France Last Year Proposed a Ban on Social Media for that Under 15 but users were almost to avoid the ban with parental consent. The united states have for decades required technology companies to seek parental consent to access the data of children under 13.
“For too many young australians, social media can be harmful. Almost two-thirds of 14 to 17-yar-old australians have Viewed extramely harmful content on Self-harm, “Communications Minister Michelle Rowland Told Parliament on Chiursday.
The law would force social media platforms, and not parents or young people, to take reasonable steps to ensure the age-verification protectments are in place.
The proposed law will contain robust privacy provisions, include requires platforms to destroy any information collected to Safeguard the personal data of users, Rowland Said.
“Social Media has a social responsibility … That’s why we are making big changes to hold platforms to account for user safety,” Rowland Said.
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