Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law
Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law
The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to $33 million for failures to prevent kids from holding accounts.
The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to $33 million for failures to prevent kids from holding accounts.
“The government is running blindfolded into a brick wall by rushing this legislation. Young Australians deserve evidence-based policies, not decisions made in haste"
It was rushed through because there is an ulterior motive, thus it's guaranteed to have been promoted by major industries like the Murdoch media or surveillance capitalism.
Gotta love the "freedom" and "democracy" of corporate plutocratic dictatorship. You can have any colour your want, as long as it's black!