Last November, the Australian Parliament passed a bill banning social media use by youth under 16 until December. According to the bill, youths cannot create personal accounts on social media and their existing accounts will be disabled. Platform companies such as Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram must take reasonable measures to block their access, and if platforms fail to comply, Australia's online regulator 'Esafety' could impose fines of up to 49.5 million Australian dollars (about 46 billion won). Initially, The Australian government excluded YouTube from the ban, citing its potential for educational purposes, but after a survey found that YouTube has a high exposure rate of harmful content for minors, it included it in the ban last July. In response, YouTube stated, "The ban was made in good faith, but there is a risk of 'unintended consequences,'" adding, "Not only is it extremely difficult to enforce, but it also fails to fulfill our promise to protect children more safely online." They went on to emphasize, "The solution to keep children safer online is not to prevent them from being active online." They further argued, "Since we are not an SNS service, the platform is not subject to this law." According to AFP, Australia's current internet law provides almost no details about how to implement such measures. AFP reported that the ,,, law is "ambiguous, problematic, and hasty," prompting platform companies to protest, and last month the Australian government clarified that while SNS platforms do not need to verify the age of all users, they must take "reasonable measures" to detect and disable minors, making the ,,, even more ambiguous and ambiguous,,,,, Even if SNS is one thing, how can YouTube take reasonable measures??????
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