The Australian parliament passed on Friday, Nov. 29, a law banning children under 16 years old from having social media accounts.
The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars (P1.9 billion) for systemic failures to prevent children younger than 16 years old from holding accounts. (Courtesy of Associated Press)
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The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars (P1.9 billion) for systemic failures to prevent children younger than 16 years old from holding accounts. (Courtesy of Associated Press)
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00:00The following message from the Senate has been received.
00:04The Senate returns to the House of Representatives a bill for an act to amend the Online Safety
00:09Act of 2021 and for related purposes, and informs the House that the Senate has agreed
00:15to the bill with the amendments in the annexed schedule.
00:19The Senate requests the concurrence of the House in the amendments.
00:22I give the call to the Leader of the House.
00:25I move the amendment to be considered immediately.
00:27I'll put the question.
00:29Those opinion say aye against no.
00:33I think the ayes have it.
00:39The ayes have it.
00:47I understand that it is the wish of the House to consider the amendments together and I
00:51give the call to the Leader of the House.
00:53I move the amendments be agreed to.
00:55The question is the amendments be agreed to.
00:58I'll put the question.
00:59Those opinion say aye against no.
01:04I think the ayes have it.
01:07And world-leading action to make sure that social media companies meet their social responsibility,
01:14giving children a childhood and parents peace of mind, and so much more.
01:21There will be a different discussion today between parents and their children as a direct
01:28result of the action that has been taken here in order to minimise harm from social media.