Last Updated: December 16, 2023, 10:00 IST
Britain is beginning to take the influence of social media extra critically.
Britain may have a look at additional measures to shield younger youngsters from the dangers of social media within the new 12 months following the introduction of recent on-line security legal guidelines targeted on kids and the elimination of unlawful content material.
Britain may have a look at additional measures to shield younger youngsters from the dangers of social media within the new 12 months following the introduction of recent on-line security legal guidelines targeted on kids and the elimination of unlawful content material, a minister stated.
The Online Safety Act, which turned legislation in October, requires platforms like Meta’s Instagram and Alphabet’s YouTube to strengthen controls round unlawful content material and age-checking measures.
Major platforms together with Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat require customers to be not less than 13 years outdated.
A Bloomberg report stated the British authorities was learning a crackdown on social media entry for kids underneath the age of 16, together with potential bans.
Science Minister Andrew Griffith stated on Friday that the federal government at all times sought to discover a steadiness between vital freedoms and placing dad and mom in management.
“If there is a consultation at some point in the future, and as I say that’s speculation at this point, looking at how you can continue to protect minors as opposed to the freedom of the internet for adults is always something that a sensible government I think would look at,” he instructed Times Radio.
