New Zealand Prime Minister Chrisopher Luxon has advocated Tuesday for promoting a law that prohibits access to social networks to children under 16 ,.
“It’s about protecting our children. It consists in ensuring that technological companies play their role in keeping children safe,” Luxon told the media at the exit of Parliament in Wellington. “Parents always tell us that they are very concerned about the impact that social networks have on their children,” he added.
The deputy of the ruling National Party, Catherine Wedd, has raised the measure with the support of Luxon, and has indicated that they are looking for, ”restricting access to children under 16 years.”
The law proposal, which is still unknown when it could be presented to Parliament, would require social media platforms to take all possible measures to prevent children under 16 from creating accounts. The rule would introduce penalties for non -compliance that would include fines of up to two million dollars Neozylalands (1.05 million euros).
Neozyrendés Prime Minister explained today that his training approved the bill last month, but before presenting it as a government proposal “wanted to see if other political leaders throughout the Parliament would be added and supported it.” Luxon has added: “It is not a political problem. In fact, it is a problem of New Zealand.” “I think there could be a lot of bipartisan support for something like that.”
In Australia
In November 2024, Australia’s Senate approved a pioneer law to prohibit the, which includes fines of up to 32.5 million dollars (30.7 million euros) for platforms that violate it.
The text received the approval of the Senate with 34 votes in favor and 19 against, with support from the opposition, a day after being approved in the House of Representatives (Deputies) by 101-13. The measure will return to the Australian lower house for the final approval of a series of amendments before becoming law.
