“Australia plans to ban social media for children: Senate supports strict control measuresAustralia’s Senate has approved a bill to ban social media for children under 16. Age verification will be done through biometric data or government identification, without providing passport data to the platforms.”, — write on: unn.ua
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The move is part of the government’s wider efforts to strengthen controls over online safety and the protection of young people in the digital environment. However, the senators said that social media platforms should not require users to provide personal data, such as passport details or other digital identifiers, to verify age.
Instead, the Australian government plans to introduce an age verification system that could include biometrics or government identification. This will effectively limit access to social networks for younger users without violating their privacy.
The bill would be one of the strictest measures to control the use of social media among teenagers introduced by any country.
Australia is in favor of banning social media for children under 16 and implementing age verification using biometricsNovember 21 2024, 03:43 • 17982 views