Austria is pursuing a social media ban for kids under 14

Austria is the most recent nation to arrange a social media ban for its kids, but it surely’s going even additional than others by together with anybody beneath 14. In a press release, the Austrian authorities stated it has launched a complete catalogue of measures meant to protect minors from the harms of social media. In line with the press launch, an official invoice can be launched by the top of June.

Andreas Babler, a vice chancellor and chief of the Social Democratic Occasion of Austria, stated the federal government’s efforts would come with the brand new age restriction, improved media literacy and clear guidelines for social media platforms. Austrian lawmakers did not element what the upcoming guidelines can be, however the nation is prone to comply with within the footsteps of many others who’ve or are pursuing comparable bans. Whereas Australia was the primary to implement a social media ban for anybody beneath 16, different European international locations like Spain and the UK are additionally wanting into comparable restrictions.

Extra lately, Indonesia accredited new rules that will forestall anybody beneath 16 from utilizing social media platforms like TikTok, YouTube and Roblox. Indonesia’s social media ban simply went into impact, however the nation solely specified that the legislation’s implementation can be carried out regularly till all platforms are in compliance, in response to AP.