Australia will now have a ban. Some other countries also have regulations, but huge numbers of their children have social media accounts.
, one of the world’s toughest regulations targeting Big Tech. Here is what Australia, European countries, and tech companies have been doing to regulate children’s access to social media.The new law forces tech giants from Instagram and Facebook owner Meta to TikTok to stop minors logging in or face fines of up to $49.5 million. A trial of methods to enforce it will start in January, with the ban to take effect in a year.
He said that regulator Ofcom must have regard to government priorities such as safety by design and transparency and accountability, as they enforce the Online Safety Act from next year.The act, which sets tougher standards for social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and TikTok – including on appropriate age restrictions – was passed in 2023 by the previous government.
The centre-left government also said it had begun work on legislation to set an absolute legal minimum age limit for social media use, but it was not immediately clear when a law mandating this may reach parliament.EU legislation In the European Union, parental consent is required for the processing of personal data for children under the age of 16, though the bloc’s 27 member states can lower that limit to 13.In 2023, France passed a law requiring social platforms to obtain parental consent for minors under 15 to create accounts. However, local media say technical challenges mean it has not yet enforced.
In April, a panel commissioned by President Emmanuel Macron recommended stricter rules, including banning cellphones for children under 11 and internet-enabled phones for those under 13. It is unclear when new legislation could be adopted and to what extent it would follow the experts’ recommendations.Officially, minors between the ages of 13 and 16 are allowed to use social media in Germany only if their parents give consent. There are currently no plans to go further.
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