will be presented Australia On Monday, new laws in Parliament to strengthen the ban on use Social media For those under 16 years of age, and granting the Internet Regulatory Authority broader powers to sue companies Technology Giant in non-compliance.
The move follows the imposition of the first restrictions of its kind in the world that came into effect in December, in a policy that many countries are closely monitoring in an attempt to follow in its footsteps, with evidence that children are still able to access these platforms.
The Prime Minister said Anthony Albanese There are too many children still using social media, and technology companies are not doing enough to comply with the law.
Australian Parliament (Reuters – Archive)
“This afternoon we will introduce legislation that goes further to ensure social media companies do everything they can to prevent children under 16 from using their platforms,” he told reporters in Canberra.
The regulatory body is investigating possible non-compliance of five platforms Facebook andInstagram The two owned bydeadandSnapchat andTik TokandYouTube Affiliated toGoogle.
Albanese called on the opposition conservative coalition to support the bill.
The amendments, announced on Sunday, will double the fines to 99 million Australian dollars (68.2 million US dollars) from 49.5 million Australian dollars.
Communications Minister Annika Wales said the amendments also give the e-Safety Commissioner the power to demand documents such as minutes of company board meetings and internal emails, ensuring that cases brought on platforms that do not comply with the law are “as robust as possible”.
