Australia it is the first place to stop social network for kids under the age of 16as it was predicted in recent weeks. The law, passed by the Senate, with 34 votes in favor and 19 against, and, now, the bill will return to the house of Representatives, in which the government has a majority) to approve the amendments before it becomes a law.
“Law is the most restrictive in the world. in this issue it will not take effect for up to 12 months but when I enter it it will lead to a fine of up to 50 million Australian dollars (32.5 million) for companies in the technology, you don't respect it. However, it is not going to be punished for the users who infringe the rule. Prime minister Anthony Albanese believes that it is necessary in order to protect young people from the “damage” of social media.
The rule does not extend to that which is the will to stand, the decision shall be made by the minister of communications, helped by The eSafety the regulator on the web in Australia, which will have to ensure compliance with the law.
According to the BBC, “the platforms of the game, and the message are to be excluded, such as the pages can be aksesohen without an account”. Also, on YouTube, “for the sake of the purpose of the most important learning,” as clarified, the minister of Communications Michelle Rowland, does not have to fall in kazanin social media shall be prohibited.
It is not clear how to apply offline mode: the government has said that it will be based on some form of technology for the verification of the age, and with the tests, which begin in the next few months. The burden of the increase of the screening and the implementation of his will come on the platforms of social media.
We believe that there is no guarantee that the technology will work (it seems that the documentation of the identity, it will not be able to use it) and a VPN – unable to mask the true location of the user could be enough to circumvent the rule. That's exactly what has happened in France, where it was approved a law that allows minors under the age of 15 to enter the social network is only with the written consent of their parents.
Many experts agree that a the platforms of social media harmful to the mental health of adolescents, but there is no consensus. Also discussed due to the fact that it is a right only to delay the access to the platform, and while it would have been better to edukoheshin of young people in order to manage these resources in an appropriate manner. Others believe that there is a risk that young people end up in the corner on a little bit of a safe, secure and fixed to the website. Moreover, there is a fear that the ban could be shut up by the community, LGBTQ+, and migration.
A survey of the most recent YouGov found that 77% of the australianëve of support for the banfrom 61 per cent in August.
However,the there was a protest in the media and social among them, generally speaking, in order to be vague and ineffective, where the X's are even put in doubt the legitimacy of it. Elon Musk said that the initiative “seems like a way of sneaking in to check access to the internet for all australians”.
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