The first country in the world to ban teenagers under 16 years old from “sitting” on social networks – UNIAN
There will be no exceptions even for large social networks, although YouTube is not covered by the law due to its significance for educational purposes.
Australia was the first in the world to pass a law prohibiting access to social networks for users under 16 years of age. This decision caused a wave of controversy throughout the country, reports Reuters.
According to it, children will not be able to create accounts even with the approval of their parents, and the social networks themselves will have to monitor this – for violation there is a fine of up to 50 million Australian dollars (~1 billion UAH). However, if the users themselves circumvent the ban, there is no punishment for them.
Although the exact list of social networks subject to the ban has not been specified, it is expected that there will be no exceptions even for large social networks – Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Reddit and Snapchat. By the way…
