“Social media giants will face $50m fines for failing to take “reasonable” steps to ensure Australians under the age of 16 are not on their platforms under historic new laws that put “kids ahead of profits”. The federal government’s Bill to raise the minimum age for accessing platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat have passed the Senate and will become law.
Parents grieving for children who took their own lives after being bullied, harassed or extorted via social media praised the “historic day”, thanking politicians for hearing their pleas to help protect other families from tragedy.”
What a novel idea, holding the anti-social media companies to account for the harms they help to create. I hope other countries follow suit.
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