Australians give their thoughts on new legislation to ban under 16s from social media after the bill passed through parliament with bipartisan support.
However, there remains uncertainty over how the law will be implemented and enforced. "I think it's good that the government's on this ban," 19-year-old Arthur McCormack tells AFP, "but in terms of enforcement, I'm not sure how it will be carried out."
However, there remains uncertainty over how the law will be implemented and enforced. "I think it's good that the government's on this ban," 19-year-old Arthur McCormack tells AFP, "but in terms of enforcement, I'm not sure how it will be carried out."
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00:00I think that it's a good idea. I think that it's got the right intentions. I think that sometimes kids can be too young and social media are exposed to a lot of things that probably shouldn't be exposed to when you're younger.
00:10Looking back on it now, remembering some of the things I saw on it, it was a little bit sort of traumatic. Some of those things aren't good for a developing mind to see. So I think it's good that the government signed this ban, but in terms of enforcement, I'm not sure how it will really be carried out.
00:28I don't think there's a way really to police it. I don't think it will actually change a lot because I don't see that there's really a wrong way to police it.
00:35I think there are dangers with social media usage, but there was no indication of how this was going to be implemented to stop the people using it, or the under-16s using it. I think it's also bad because it might mean that a lot of older Australians are going to have to provide ID to these digital companies.