Norway wants to learn from Australia on social media age limit
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Norway will introduce rules that prevent children from using social media before they are old enough. The Minister of Children and Family Affairs says the authorities want to avoid the problems that have arisen in Australia, which also has an age limit for social media.
Experiences from Australia show that many technology companies do not follow the law well enough. The minister says this is an important lesson for Norway. If the companies do not follow the rules, children and young people may still be able to access the platforms, even if an age limit exists.
Therefore, it is important that a Norwegian age limit works in practice, and not just on paper. The authorities must find out how the rules can be monitored, and how the companies can be held accountable for complying with them.
It is not yet clear what a Norwegian age limit for social media will look like. The government is following developments in Australia closely, and work on the matter continues.
Sources: lp.no
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