If they want to create an account then social networks do not put any real obstacle. Australia has now confirmed this for security on the Internet, a few months later a ban on social media has been fixed in the country. The applied age regulations can be easily avoided and will be implemented only inadequate, the Essefety Commissioner Julie criticizes the inman grant. Keeping an account is “relatively simple” for children under 13, in most cases you just have to indicate your age. Verification will not be done in any case investigated.
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Not ready for ban
In late November, Australia’s Parliament decided to ban children and adolescents under 16 years of age till the social network on the Internet. The ruling laboratory party has received support from the conservative opposition. The law should be implemented at the end of this year. In a test phase, social networks should try age verification systems, for example through biometric data or identity documents. The report submitted by the authority for online security makes it clear that it is immediately necessary. A survey and information from the platforms were evaluated themselves.
There was information for the report From YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Tikok, Snap, Reddit, Discord and Twitch. Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube and Tikok have stated that Australia have 200,000 and 440,000 users between the ages of 13 and 15. According to the survey, 95 percent of teenagers use at least one social network at this age. Accordingly, it not only helps in simple methods to avoid age limit. In some cases, parents will also help the wrong age and advise, “due to social pressure to give their children to their children and fear that their children will be otherwise socially deprived.”
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