MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia's government said on Thursday it planned to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users, such as bullying, predatory behavior and algorithms pushing destructive content.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia 's government said on Thursday it planned to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users, such as bullying, predatory behavior and algorithms pushing destructive content.'The Digital Duty of Care will place the onus on digital platforms to proactively keep Australia ns safe and better prevent online harms,' Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said in a statement.
teenage girl uses her phone to access her social media account in the city of Sydney, eastern Australia, on Nov. 8, 2024. AP PHOTOCritics have argued that removing children from social media reduced incentives for platforms to provide safer online environments.Social media has been blamed for an increase in children taking their own lives and developing eating disorders due to bullying and exposures to negative body images.
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