The Australian Online Security Authority is considering expanding its social media ban for less than 16 years (under 16) in a country, in a move that, according to AFP, could add another 16 companies to the list.
New companies include the Majors WhatsApp and Reddit; Streaming giants plucks and kick, Roblox and Steam, Pinterest and LEGO game platforms, added. These companies have so far been asked for “self -esteem” if they fall into the ban.
Especially Tiktok, Snapchat and Facebook are already included in the ban – the first of its kind in the world.
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What did the regulator say to the companies?
Julie Inman Grant, Australian Commissioner ESAFETs, wrote at least 16 companies to “self -consider” whether they fall under the prohibition and submit a reason why they should be exempt from the ban, according to the national broadcaster ABC.
In an interview with the Inman channel, Grant said that while some cases were “quite clear”, the regulator would “give the process of due diligence” and added, “We have to hear them all”.
The regulator stated that it will initially focus on platforms with the largest number of users where there are higher risks of damage. According to the proposed rules, the ESAFET Commission will be able to be able to be able to undergo up to $ 49.5 million ($ 32.6 million) for non -compliance with the rules.
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How did companies react?
The Roblox spokesman, who spoke to AFP, insisted that the platform was not a social media and therefore did not qualify for the ban.
“We forbid users to record photos or video in the real world or share and offer social media channels in experience in Australia. We have completed the process of self -evaluation and communicated the esaonsters that our position remains, that we are a liberated platform of online games,” they said.
This month, Roblox agreed to reduce the risk that adult care children to their platform in Australia.
Other social media companies told the agency that the rules were “vague”, “hurried” and “problematic”.
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Concerns about enforcement: only symbolic legislation?
Contemporary legislation seeks to prevent damage to the Internet, but offers almost no details of recovery, which would cause concerns that it would be symbolic than enforceable, according to the report.
The regulator also introduced a number of rules in Australia in the coming months to protect children from “legal but terrible” content, including online pornography and AI chatbot capable of sexually explicit interviews.
An independent study ordered by the Australian Government this month found that age control could be carried out “privately, effectively and effectively”, although it admitted that no single solution would correspond to all contexts, according to the report.
The government was unable to explain how the platforms would verify the age of their users and earlier in September, Minister of Communication Anika Wells admitted that companies would most likely be self -regulated.
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