Australia to limit access to social media for minors
The Australian government is studying a proposal to ban access to social media for minors under 16 years of age. Platforms will have to ensure compliance with the age limit, although it has been said that no sanctions will be imposed
The Australian government will study a bill to regulate access by minors to social media such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X and YouTube, as a measure to protect the health of children and adolescents.
The proposal contemplates an age limit, starting at 16 years of age, for access by minors to social media. Although no sanctions are contemplated, platforms will have to ensure compliance with this requirement.
According to the country’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, an announcement was made last September of a possible regulation to limit access by minors to social networks. “Now, the age proposed by the Government is 16 years old; that decision was made on Monday in the Council of Ministers,” the official recently indicated at a press conference in Canberra.
It is estimated that this bill will be brought to Parliament in the next few weeks and will come into force 12 months after its approval. It should be stressed that this law “will not exclude minors under 16 years of age who already have accounts on social networks or those who have parental consent.”
The entity that will be in charge of “publishing regulations so that digital platforms and social networks establish reasonable measures to restrict access to minors” will be the Australian Electronic Safety Commission.
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Source: rtve
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