Limited declaration of war

With the proposed law to intentionally ban children and teenagers under 16 from accessing and using social media, Australian Prime Minister Antonio Albanese will make this country a pioneer in the world in restricting and controlling children and teenagers' use of social media.

A young woman uses her phone in Australia.

In fact, there have been a number of places in the world that have mentioned this so far, but Australia is the first country to show such determination in legislating and defining the age limit as high as 16 years old.

For the current popular social networks, any legal or regulatory restrictions and controls on their use are tantamount to a declaration of war. The Australian government's legalization of the above intention, although only a limited declaration of war, can still have a very harmful impact and influence on both the present and the future of social networks. It sets a precedent for the law to "catch the neck" of social networks around the world, and at the same time causes social networks to lose a large and very important number of users.

Social networks have good reason to be concerned about the future because Mr. Albanese also expressed his intention to lobby countries and partners around the world to agree and implement restrictions on the use of social networks like Australia on a global scale. In the context of the negative aspects and toxic effects of social networks being exposed more and more clearly, the abuse of social networks is increasing and teenagers are accessing and using it too early, the popularization of the above pioneering step of the Australian government in the world is not only possible but also certain to happen. This limited declaration of war by the Australian government will gradually lead to the world's unlimited declaration of war on social networks.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tuyen-chien-co-han-che-185241108221020079.htm