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사진 확대 Northern European country Denmark has announced that it will push for a bill to ban children under the age of 15 from using social media. [Photo source = Yonhap News]
Northern European country Denmark has announced that it will push for a bill to ban children under the age of 15 from using social media.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a speech to the opening of parliament, “Cell phones and SNS are taking away our children’s childhood.”
He also described the use of SNS as an “unleashed monster” and asked for parliamentary cooperation to introduce an anti-use law.
Not only Denmark, but also other EU member states such as France continue to voice the need for SNS age restrictions.
In his annual policy speech on the 10th of last month, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described Australia’s case of introducing the world’s first ban on minors’ SNS as “predatory” and said, “We are closely watching Australia’s policy implementation on what can be done next in Europe.”
Under Australia’s ban on the use of minors on social media, which will take effect in December, teenagers under the age of 16 will be fined up to A$49.5 million (about 45 billion won) on the platform if they create an account on social media such as Facebook or TikTok.