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A new law in Australia is attempting to keep children safe on social media. On Thursday, Nov. 28, Australian lawmakers passed a social media ban for kids under 16 — one of the most extensive ...
This fall, Norway announced plans to ban kids under 15 from using social media, while France is testing a smartphone ban for kids under 15 in a limited number of schools — a policy that could be ...
Australia's government approved a law that would ban social media for kids under 16. The legislation puts the onus on tech companies to keep children off their platforms.
The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is a proposed legislation first introduced in Congress in 2022. The bill aims to establish guidelines to protect minors from harmful material on social media platforms through a "duty of care" system and requiring covered platforms to disable "addicting" design features to minors.
In January 2020, Bobby Rush and Tim Walberg introduced a similar house bill known as the Preventing Real Online Threats Endangering Children Today (PROTECT Kids) Act, which would extend all existing COPPA consent requirements to users under the age of 16, and explicitly add mobile apps, "precise geolocation", and biometric data to its remit.
Australia plans to ban social media for users under 16, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The ban comes amid a global effort to curb kids' use of social media. Some say Australia's ban is too ...
Cases involving stalking, violence, abduction, rape and/or murder are very rare.Most online sex offenders are young adults who target teens and seduce victims into sexual relationships.
The Australian government is planning to introduce legislation that would prevent children under the age of 16 from using social media. On Thursday, Nov. 7, prime minister Anthony Albanese ...