Australia's House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 from social media, making platforms like TikTok and Instagram liable for fines up to $33 million if they fail to prevent underage account creation. The bill now awaits Senate approval.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia's House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media, leaving it to the Senate to finalize the world-first law.The major parties backed the bill that would make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars for systemic failures to prevent young children from holding accounts.The legislation passed 102 to 13.
AFP PHOTOLawmakers who were not aligned with either the government or the opposition were most critical of the legislation during debate on Tuesday and Wednesday.Criticisms include that the legislation had been rushed through Parliament without adequate scrutiny, would not work, would create privacy risks for users of all ages and would take away parents' authority to decide what's best for their children.
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