The Australian government has proposed a bill on a minimum age limit for children to use social media, citing mental and physical health...
, prime minister of Australia, said his government would run an age verification trial before introducing the legislation.
Australia’s internet regulator, eSafety Commissioner, said in June that “restriction-based approaches may limit young people’s access to critical support” and push them to “less regulated non-mainstream services”.The proposal follows South Australia’s plan to restrict social media access to people aged 14 and over.
“We’re going to ban the social media services from providing access in that first place and where they do it and do it knowingly, they are subject to severe punishment, heavy financial penalties that will act as a major deterrent to ensure this doesn’t occur in the future.”Malinauskas said the proposed regulation put “a positive obligation and duty” on social media companies to ensure children under 14 cannot access such platforms.
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