How the world reacted to Australia’s new law to keep children safe.
It is the worry of parents worldwide, hugely popular with voters and Australia’s crackdown could now potentially lead to a global domino effect of teenage social media bans driven by politicians eager to please a key demographic.Meta, Snapchat, TikTok, Reddit and X as they strive to safeguard teens from online bullying and grooming.
The Australian ban, which will not take effect for at least 12 months, could see the social media giants fined up to $50 million for not taking reasonable measures to monitor the age of users. It is not the first attempt to limit children’s social media use, but it involves the, and does not include exemptions for existing users or those with parental consent.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen wants a 15- and-over age minimum on social media, while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has floated an EU-wide inquiry on the effects of social media on young people’s mental health., a Zurich-based newspaper, on Thursday featured an interview with Communications Minister Michelle Rowland, who was responsible for the legislation.
“Many critics said that the law could be difficult to implement. They hoped that the government would conduct another study on it, which would tell how children can be kept out of social media in the right way,” the story read.
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