Australia plans to force parental consent for minors on social media
The Hindu
The new law would raise penalties for any breaches of the code, with fines of either 10% of the company's domestic annual turnover.
Australia unveiled plans on Monday to make social media companies obtain parental consent for users under the age of 16, with multi million dollar fines for failing to comply.
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Draft legislation to enhance online privacy protections would require companies such as Facebook, anonymous forum Reddit, smartphone dating app Bumble and Facebook-owned messenger WhatsApp to take all reasonable steps to determine users' ages and prioritise children's interests when collecting data.
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