WORLD_ Australian Parliament Introduces Bill to Stop Under-16s Using Social Media

THE EPOCH TIMES

Australian Parliament Introduces Bill to Stop Under-16s Using Social Media

‘This is about protecting young people, not punishing or isolating them,’ Australian Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said.

A photo of logos of major social media platforms and companies, in Canberra, Australia, on Nov. 7, 2024. Lukas Coch/AAP Photos

By Guy Birchall
11/21/2024 Updated: 11/21/2024


An Australian government minister on Nov. 21 introduced a bill to parliament aiming to ban people under the age of 16 from using social media, saying that online safety is one of the toughest challenges facing parents in the modern age.

Australian Communications Minister Michelle Rowland told the Australian Parliament in Canberra that social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Reddit, and X were some of the websites that could face AU$50 million ($33 million) in fines for failing to stop young people from having accounts on their platforms.

“This Bill seeks to set a new normative value in society—that accessing social media is not the defining feature of growing up in Australia,” Rowland told the House of Representatives. “There is wide acknowledgment that something must be done, in the immediate term, to help prevent young teens and children from being exposed to streams of content, unfiltered and infinite.”

If it becomes law, the platforms would have one year to work out how to implement the age restriction.

“For too many young Australians, social media can be harmful,“ Rowland said. ”Almost two-thirds of 14- to 17-year-old Australians have viewed extremely harmful content online, including drug abuse, suicide or self-harm, as well as violent material. A quarter have been exposed to content promoting unsafe eating habits.”

The government said the bill has widespread political support, with state research reportedly finding that 95 percent of Australian parents and guardians regarded online safety as one of their “toughest parenting challenges.”

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