Starting December 10, Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube, and Twitch could face fines of up to $33 million if they fail to remove accounts belonging to Australian children under 16. The new legislation requires platforms to report monthly how many accounts of minors they close, with the eSafety Commissioner sending notices beginning December 11 and continuing for six months. The regulator emphasized that repeated violations could lead to courts applying the maximum penalty, as part of Australia’s effort to enforce its 16-year age limit on social media use.
00:00Moving now to Australia, starting December 10th, Facebook, Instagram, Kik, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X and YouTube could face fines up to $333 million if they fail to remove the accounts of Australian children under 16th.
00:18Social media platforms most report monthly how many children accounts they close once Australia begins enforcing its 16-year age limit.
00:28Live streaming service Trish was added to the list of age-restricted platforms less than two weeks ago.
00:35The Australian East Safety Commissioner will send 10 platform notices on December 11th, demanding information about the numbers of accounts removed.
00:45Mostly notices would follow for six months. The East Safety Regulator said a court will apply the penalty up to the maximum if the platform has repeated violations.
00:58In one week, Australia will become the first country in the world to ban under 16s from having social media accounts.
01:10With one law, we can protect Generation Alpha from being sucked into purgatory by predatory algorithms described by the man who created the feature as behavioural cocaine.
01:22Through one reform, more kids will have their time back to learn an instrument or a language or walk their dog or master a torpedo punt or the perfect lob pass.
01:35Meanwhile, the technology company Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, on Thursday implemented access restrictions in Australia for users under the age of 16th, in order to comply with new legislation in the country.
01:50In November 2024, the Senate pays a lot of Australian protection of minors online, which will come into force on December 10th.
02:00A Meta spokesperson confirmed they will allow Australian children and teenagers to keep and download the digital history before the regulation comes into force.
02:10When they turn 16, Meta will give them back access and they will be able to restore all content.
02:16The proposed legislation in Parliament was based on the health and safety of individuals, with priority given to the younger generation.
02:24at the time of international cooperation
02:25at the time of international cooperation.
02:26The proposed legislation of International Movement is based on the action and health and safety of professionals.
02:27Let's look at the changes to the new databases.
02:28Let's talk about the updates of the cooperative legislation in the future.
02:29Now, let's talk about the work that would only be used in the future.
02:30The proposed legislation of Internationalбиsters have used previously to be used in the future.
02:32As the EU nodes, the current national security of international cooperation,
02:33a latest structural cooperation, one of the country in the future,
02:34for the US and the national security of international cooperation.
02:35The current legislation has been changed over the last part of many years,
02:36and makes the local programmes that were impacted by the end of the future.
02:37The younger generation of the President and ETA will be used in the past.
Be the first to comment