As it moves to tamp down concerns about handing over IDs, the Albanese government will on Thursday put forward a world-first bill to block younger teens from social media.
Digital giants such as Elon Musk’s X could be hit with fines of up to $50 million if they failed to follow proposed laws to block under-16s from tech platforms, fuelling the government’s crackdown on social media.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with Communications Minister Michelle Rowland, who says the proposals are geared towards “protecting young people and letting parents know we’ve got their backs”., but internet experts, civil liberties groups and libertarian MPs have expressed worry about limiting the rights of teens to experience social connection. Other groups such as mental health bodies have backed the planned changes.
Trumpeting the proposals as globally significant, Rowland said they were geared towards “protecting young people and letting parents know we’ve got their backs”.“The legislation places the onus on social media platforms, not parents or children, to ensure protections are in place,” she said. Asked about this in a Labor caucus meeting on Tuesday, Rowland said people using social media would not have to upload proof of identity directly to those platforms.“The opposition is the only party arguing that people should upload 100 points of ID and give it to TikTok,” she told the meeting.
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