As Meta, TikTok, X And Snapchat Stare At Tough Under-16 Ban, Australia's PM Says Destroy Personal Data 'Once Age Is Verified' Or Risk $32M Fine
As Meta, TikTok, X And Snapchat Stare At Tough Under-16 Ban, Australia's PM Says Destroy Personal Data 'Once Age Is Verified' Or Risk $32M Fine
Critics, including Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a plan to ban social media use for children under 16, requiring platforms like Meta Platforms Inc,'s (NASDAQ:META) Facebook and Instagram, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), and Snap Inc.'s (NYSE:SNAP) Snapchat to verify users' ages.
澳洲總理安東尼·阿爾巴尼斯宣佈了一項計劃，禁止16歲以下兒童使用社交媒體，要求如meta platforms inc.的（納斯達克：META）Facebook和Instagram、TikTok、X（原推特）以及snap inc.的（紐交所：SNAP）Snapchat等平台驗證用戶年齡。
What Happened: The government will trial an age-verification system, possibly including biometrics or government ID. Social media companies must destroy any personal data used for verification, with fines of up to $32 million for non-compliance, reported Reuters.
發生了什麼：政府將試點一個年齡驗證系統，可能包括生物識別或政府身份證。社交媒體公司必須銷燬任何用於驗證的個人數據，對於不合規的公司，將處以高達3200萬的罰款，路透社報道。
"There will be very strong and strict privacy requirements to protect people's personal information, including an obligation to destroy information provided once age has been verified," Albanese said on Monday.
阿爾巴尼斯週一表示："將會有非常嚴格的隱私要求來保護人們的個人信息，包括在年齡驗證後銷燬提供的信息的義務。"
Critics, including Elon Musk, argue the bill may limit internet access for Australians. The government aims to pass the law by the end of the parliamentary year.
批評者，包括埃隆·馬斯克，認爲該法案可能會限制澳大利亞人的互聯網訪問。政府計劃在本屆議會年度結束前通過該法律。
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