Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the federal government will introduce legislation this year to restrict children from accessing social media.
The government will soon trial age verification technology to restrict children from opening social media accounts by the end of 2024, blocking children from social media and other digital platforms up to a proposed age of 16.
Other countries from the Asia-Pacific region, including Malaysia, Pakistan, China and Singapore, have announced similar intentions to tighten online media controls in the past few months.
Outside the region, France and several states in the U.S. have also aimed to pass laws to restrict social media use by minors.
Albanese said that the legislation aims to prioritize the safety as well as mental and physical health of children.
More details about the plan will be provided after the completion of a $6.5m trial of age verification and assurance technology, which was...
The government will soon trial age verification technology to restrict children from opening social media accounts by the end of 2024, blocking children from social media and other digital platforms up to a proposed age of 16.
Other countries from the Asia-Pacific region, including Malaysia, Pakistan, China and Singapore, have announced similar intentions to tighten online media controls in the past few months.
Outside the region, France and several states in the U.S. have also aimed to pass laws to restrict social media use by minors.
Albanese said that the legislation aims to prioritize the safety as well as mental and physical health of children.
More details about the plan will be provided after the completion of a $6.5m trial of age verification and assurance technology, which was...
- 9/10/2024
- by Sara Merican
- Deadline Film + TV
The Simpsons has an odd relationship with Australia. The Season Six episode “Bart vs. Australia” didn’t exactly portray the country in the most flattering light — from the games of “Knifey Spoony” to the depiction of their prime minister as a nude, Foster’s-swilling layabout named Andy.
Longtime Simpsons writer Mike Reiss even claimed that the show was “condemned in the Australian Parliament after the episode.” No word on whether or not the government ever tried to extradite Matt Groening for a public booting.
Now The Simpsons are once again at the forefront of an Australian political controversy — not because of a controversial episode, but because Simpsons memes have been “weaponized” to push back against a controversial plan to build more nuclear power plants.
Australia’s opposition leader Peter Dutton recently announced that the Coalition Party, if elected, would construct seven new nuclear power plants on specific sites throughout the country.
Longtime Simpsons writer Mike Reiss even claimed that the show was “condemned in the Australian Parliament after the episode.” No word on whether or not the government ever tried to extradite Matt Groening for a public booting.
Now The Simpsons are once again at the forefront of an Australian political controversy — not because of a controversial episode, but because Simpsons memes have been “weaponized” to push back against a controversial plan to build more nuclear power plants.
Australia’s opposition leader Peter Dutton recently announced that the Coalition Party, if elected, would construct seven new nuclear power plants on specific sites throughout the country.
- 6/21/2024
- Cracked
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