ऑस्ट्रेलिया में बच्चों के सोशल मीडिया बैन का बिल पास: ऐसा करने वाला दुनिया का पहला देश, नियम टूटा तो सोशल प्लेटफॉर्म पर 32 मिलियन डॉलर जुर्माना

In Australia, the bill to ban social media for children under 16 years of age was passed by the Parliament. Both the party and the opposition supported this bill. Australia is the first country in the world to pass such a bill.

According to the bill, if platforms like X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram fail to prevent children from having accounts, they can be fined up to $32.5 million. There will be no relaxation for parental consent or pre-existing accounts. Once the law is enacted, platforms will have one year to work out how to implement the ban.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also supported the bill. Speaking in Parliament on November 25, Albanese described social media as a tension-increasing tool, a weapon of thugs and online criminals. He said- He wants Australian youth to give up phones and play football, cricket and tennis.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaking on the Online Security Amendment Bill in the Australian Parliament on November 25.

British government is also preparing to ban

Following Australia’s lead, the British government is also considering a social media ban for children under 16. Britain’s Technology Secretary Peter Kyle says he will “do whatever it takes” to fix online security, the BBC reports. Especially for children.

Peter Kyle also said that there is a need to do more research on the effects of smartphones and social media on youth. Right now we don’t have any concrete evidence regarding this.

Threats like deepfake, digital arrest and online fraud from social media

Many cases like deepfake, digital arrest and online fraud have been coming to light through social media in many countries around the world including India. In December last year, the Government of India had also issued an advisory for social media platforms. In this, they were asked to follow Information Technology (IT) rules regarding misinformation spread through deepfakes and artificial intelligence.

An Indian present on at least 11 social media platforms

According to research firm ‘Redseer’, Indian users keep their eyes on their smartphones for an average of 7.3 hours every day. They spend most of this time on social media. Whereas, the average screen time of American users is 7.1 hours and that of Chinese users is 5.3 hours. Indian users also use social media apps the most. On an average, a person in America and Britain has 7 social media accounts, while an Indian is present on at least 11 social media platforms.