Australia has passed a new law banning children under the age of 16 from creating social media accounts, which has garnered both criticism and support. The measure aims to protect young individuals from potential online risks and inappropriate content.
Australia's social media ban has drawn criticism from some, but South Africans want the same law passed in the country. Image: Asanka Ratnayake/ dolgachovThe country has passed a new law, which will come into effect next year, that has drawn criticism and praise.
Under the new law, children under 16 will be banned from setting up social media accounts on sites like Facebook,"For God and only God alone": Lady proves lecturer wrong after pestering her to drop out He added that many kids took advantage of the fact that their parents didn’t understand technology to have free reign on social media.“How long do you think it will take 14-year-old Aussies to find a workaround to keep them on TikTok?” he asked.“If we could easily buy booze, and cigarettes as teenagers all over the world, how would any government keep us offline in 2024?”
He added that nothing would be more impressive than eliminating the toxicity on social media in South Africa, but getting rid of social media was not the solution. “The toxicity is already there. Taking away the platform where it manifested doesn’t rid us of the problem. If anything, it will just create new markets for it to thrive,” he said.“Ban phones from schools. And they shouldn't have access to sites that are no good. No wonder there are school children raping girls.”“South Africa should stop worrying about what people do in their private life as long as it is not illegal.
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