Australia bans social media for children under 16: Australia on Thursday approved a ban on internet media for children under 16. Australia has become the first country in the world to take such a step.
This forces tech giants to prevent minors from logging onto the platform. The House has not yet supported the opposition amendment in the Senate, but this is a mere formality.
One year time will be given
X, TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram etc. will be given one year time to implement this ban. Testing of implementation methods will begin in January. Comp.es that do not comply will be fined up to $32 million (Rs 2,70,32,38,400).
According to Reuters, several other countries have introduced laws to restrict children’s use of social media, but Australia has the strictest policy on the matter. Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has said in this matter that the owners of Facebook respect the laws of Australia.
Meta said- We respect the law
“Of course, we respect the laws set by the Australian Parliament,” a Meta spokesperson said. However, we are concerned about the process by which the law was passed hastily without proper consideration of the evidence.
So Sunita Bose, managing director of DIGI, an Australian digital industry group, said, “We have the bill, but we don’t have any guidance from the Australian government on what the appropriate mech.sm should be to curtail services under this legislation. ” The ban could strain Australia’s relations with its key ally the US, where former boss Elon Musk plays a key role in the Trump administration.
Musk protested
That appears to be a backdoor way to control internet access for all Australians, Musk said in a post this month. Most of the tech giants that are going to be affected by this are from America. Australia is the first country to require media outlets to pay royalties for sharing content on Internet media platforms.
