Australia to Ban Social Media Uses for Children: Now people under 16 years of age will not be able to use social media in Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday (November 7) that in order to protect the mental health of youth, children under 16 years of age will not be allowed to use social media in Australia. Also, the concerned companies will have to implement new rules or they may have to pay fine. According to the Prime Minister, a bill related to this will be introduced in the Australian Parliament this year.
PM Anthony Albanese said social media platforms will have a responsibility to show they are taking meaningful steps to prevent access. The responsibility for this will not be on the parents or the young people. PM Albanese said, “Social media is harming our children. I am calling for the times on this.” The PM has promised to present a law in the Parliament. This has been confirmed in many researches that the use of social media is having a negative impact on children below 15 years of age.
PM Albanese took responsibility
PM Albanese said, “The onus will be on social media platforms to demonstrate that they are taking appropriate steps to prevent this access. This responsibility will not be on young people or parents. There will be no provision for action against users. “
This country has also taken steps
In France, social media users under 15 years of age are required to obtain parental permission. In some countries, it has been recommended to set limits for children under 13 years of age to use platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
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