Australia’s lower house of parliament has passed a landmark bill banning the use social media by children under 16.
The bill passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday targets social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X with fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($32m) if they fail to comply with the ban.
The Australian House of Representatives passed a bill to ban children under the age of 16 from using social media in the country by 102 votes to 13.
According to the report, after the bill is approved by the Senate, the authorities will have to establish a security system within a year to prevent minors from accessing social media platforms.
According to foreign media, if the ban is not followed, the social media platform may be fined up to $33 million.
It should be noted that after the final approval by the Senate, this will become the first law of this kind in the world.
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Earlier, A bill to ban the use of social media by children under the age of 16 has been introduced in Parliament in Australia.
According to the report of the international news agency, under the proposed law, social media companies could be fined up to $32.5 million if they do not take appropriate measures to prevent children under the age of 16 from creating accounts.
The ban will apply to other social media platforms including X, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
This law will come into effect within one year if the bill is passed by the Parliament.
