Patricia Meunier
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know, we’ve talked about it a lot in the news. Starting tomorrow, Australia will ban children under
from 16 years old using platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit, Twitch, Threads, X, Kik
or even Youtube. Social media companies will have to deactivate existing accounts and prevent
activating new accounts for this age group. Explanations from Patricia Meunier. From tomorrow,
Australia will become the first country in the world to ban the creation of social media accounts for
under 16s. This measure seeks to limit the harmful effects of online platforms on health
young people. With this new law on online security, large platforms, like Meta, have
began removing nearly half a million accounts used by young people under the age of 16. The minister
of Communication, Annika Wells, is confident. She thinks these new restrictions will protect
children of the dangers of online. With just one law we can protect Generation Alpha from falling asleep
in purgatory by predatory algorithms described by the men who created the cocaine attribute
behavioral. And on December 10 there will be symptoms of abandonment. The teenagers will be angry,
some will fight to come back, others will manage to find their way around technology and
keep their accounts. But I really believe that the short-term comfort will be worth the profits in the long term.
long term. From Wednesday, the platforms concerned will therefore have to delete the accounts of users of
under 16 years old. They must also take appropriate measures to prevent them from creating accounts
on their services. Failure to comply with this obligation may result in a fine of up to 50
million dollars. Dr Tiffany Haps, a professor at the University of Wollongong, explains that each of the
platforms will have their own system to block the public affected by the ban. We will see
changes very quickly and we have started to see them over the last few weeks. For the
platforms included, it will look different across those platforms. They are owned by
different people and they handle restrictions differently. YouTube displays a particularity
because it is not necessary to have an account to access its content. Thus, those under 16 are not
no longer allowed to have an active YouTube account, to subscribe to channels. On the other hand, they can
Watch videos offline or under parental supervision. The changes made by the
Labor government’s Online Safety Act received widespread public support. We
listen to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. If the idea. To protect young people from online dangers appears
good, many experts are already warning that the age verification tools used by the platforms
are far from perfect. They suspect that those most adept with technology will find tricks
to bypass blockages. One certainty remains, this is a huge adjustment for young people under
16 years old who use these platforms. You listen to French on Radio SPS. Like, share, comment.
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