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December 2, 2024 | 02:04 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Parliament of Australia has passed a law that prohibits children under the age of 16 from accessing social media. This regulation was passed last Thursday, and requires platforms like TikTok to prevent minors from using their platform or face fines of up to AUD 49.5 million (around Rp510 billion).
TikTok, a platform that is popular among teenagers, criticizes this policy. As reported by Reuters, TikTok said the ban is likely to drive children to the 'dark corners of the internet'.
"In the future, it is crucial for the Australian government to work with the industry to address the issues created by this rushed process. We want to collaborate to keep teenagers safe and reduce the unforeseen impacts of this law on all Australians," TikTok said in its statement, quoted on Monday, December 2, 2024.
This step by the Australian government comes after a parliamentary investigation earlier this year that heard testimonies from parents of children who were victims of cyberbullying. The government also reportedly warned major tech companies about this plan for months.
However, some parties criticize the speedy approval process, which is considered to be too fast. The Executive Director of the Digital Industry Group, Sunita Bose, stated that no one can ensure how this policy will be implemented. "No one can explain for certain how this law will work in practice," she said.
Australia is known to have clashed with technology companies, most of which are based in the US, for years. The country was the first to require social media platforms to pay royalties to media for the content they share and earlier this year stated it would threaten them with fines if they fail to address online fraud.
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