Australia, a bill to ban the use of social media by children presented in the parliament

 

  

In Australia.

According to a report

by an international news agency, 

under the proposed law, if social 

media companies do not take 

appropriate measures to prevent 

children under the age of 16 from 

creating accounts, 

these companies can be fined up to 

approximately 32.5 million US 

dollars.

According to reports, 

the ban will apply to social media 

platforms including X, TikTok, 

Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.

If the bill is passed in Parliament, 

this law will come into force within 

a year.

Earlier,

the Prime Minister had said in a 

news conference that “social media 

is harming our children and I am 

asking for time on this.”

He referred to the risks posed to the physical and mental health

of children by excessive use of 

social media, saying that girls in 

particular are at risk from harmful 

depictions of their images and 

misogynistic comments from boys.

He said that it is a matter of concern if 14-year-olds

are accessing such harmful content, 

because at this age they are going 

through life changes and their 

views are maturing, so they need to 

be listened to and acted upon 

during this difficult time.

It should be noted 

that many countries have already 

committed to preventing children's 

use of social media through 

legislation, but Australia's policy is 

the strictest.

 

So far, no country has tried to use 

biometrics or government ID for 

age verification, Australia is testing 

both methods.