00:00Australia's plan to ban the use of social media
00:06to young people under the age of 16
00:09has a similar agenda in the Philippines
00:12which is also considered to be the social media capital of the world.
00:16Jonathan Andal was the one who pointed it out.
00:22Because of the possibility of children being put in danger
00:25because of what they see, read, or get to know on the internet,
00:29there are those who are worried about how to protect them, especially the minors.
00:33Mommy Sheng has a mobile app that can monitor the children's cellphones.
00:37She can lock it so that she won't be able to use her phone.
00:41If her accounts are logged in on one of my cellphones,
00:44I will know, I will view their watch history.
00:47She said that this is her way to control the use of the children's cellphones,
00:50especially the social media,
00:52which has content that is not suitable for children.
00:55If the algorithm that they follow or like is the sexy ones,
01:00the revealing ones,
01:02that's what they show.
01:03Of course, since she's still young, 13,
01:05she might think that this is okay.
01:07Because of this, Mommy Sheng is in favor of the news of Australia's plan
01:12to ban the use of social media to young people under the age of 16.
01:16Social media is doing social harm to our young Australians,
01:21and I am calling time on it.
01:24The safety and mental health of our young people has to be a priority.
01:29In the Philippines, there is a law that wants to ban the use of social media
01:34to young people under the age of 12.
01:36That's just a few.
01:37If you see the majority of our young ones,
01:40they don't really monitor our parents.
01:43The government needs to come in to protect the next generation.
01:47We will talk to the Committee on Rules,
01:49and we will also talk to the Speaker
01:51to give attention to this problem of our young people.
01:55In UNICEF's study in 2020,
01:57in the Philippines, young people are the first to be exposed online at the age of 10.
02:02They go online 2 hours a day.
02:04Most of the young people who go online use social media.
02:076 out of the 100 young Filipinos have regular conversations
02:11that they just met on social media.
02:13One in every 7 young people has already met someone they just met online.
02:18But Ms. Micares doesn't want social media to be banned for minors
02:22because she has a lot of benefits.
02:25Her 5-year-old son has his own social media account
02:29and is able to edit and upload videos.
02:32My 5-year-old son is able to edit his own videos.
02:39When I was young, I couldn't do it.
02:42He will ask for permission to edit and upload.
02:46I can see that.
02:47And then to the messenger, if he wants to say something,
02:52if he has a chat with a relative, he will tell me first.
02:57So it's still guidance from the parents.
03:02According to sociologist Samuel Cabuag,
03:05more than banning for minors,
03:07contents on social media platforms should be regulated.
03:11Technically, 13-year-olds are not allowed on social media.
03:17But we can see on our feed, on Reels, on the For You page,
03:25kids are still uploading.
03:27So even if we say there's a ban, they're still able to go there.
03:33The best way to fix this is to make harmful content for kids.
03:44For GMA Integrated News, I'm Jonathan Andal.
03:47Stay tuned for 24 Hours.
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