Published on 28/11/2024 22:54
Updated on 28/11/2024 22:56
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Australia: social networks are prohibited for young people under 16
Australia adopted a law on Thursday, November 28, to ban social networks for under 16s. Currently, the age limit of 13 has already been circumvented.
(France 2)
Australia adopted a law on Thursday, November 28, to ban social networks for under 16s. Currently, the age limit of 13 has already been circumvented.
In Australia, social networks will be formally banned for all young people under the age of 16, a world first. The law will come into force by 2025. College students use social networks every day and regret that their accounts will soon be deleted. However, almost one in two young Australians say they have already had a bad experience on social media.
At just 13 years old, an Australian woman developed an eating disorder due to online content promoting weight loss. She was hospitalized several times. “We offer you more and more similar content, it never stops”she explains. Aged 19, she believes that the new law will better protect adolescents. In Australia, as in France, you must be at least 13 years old to register on most platforms. But this age limit can be circumvented.
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