"We have serious concerns as to the lawfulness of the Social Media Minimum Age, including its compatibility with other regulations and laws, including international human rights treaties to which Australia is a signatory, X said in its submission published on Wednesday. We are especially concerned about the potential negative impact that the Social Media Minimum Age will have on the human rights of children and young people, including their rights to freedom of expression and access to information,"
"The company has said in a submission to a Greens-led inquiry on age verification systems that compliance obligations for the ban should commence at least six months after the release of regulatory guidelines which were issued this month and there should be a grace period. The eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, has said that she does not intend to target companies for enforcement action immediately on 10 December, but will begin looking for systemic failures to comply with the regulations after that date."
X requested a delay to Australia’s under-16 social media ban and urged compliance obligations to begin at least six months after regulatory guidelines are released, with an additional grace period. X reported that fewer than 1% of its Australian users are under 16 and agreed that child-harm mitigation strategies are important, while expressing legal concerns about the minimum-age rule. The eSafety commissioner indicated that immediate enforcement on 10 December is not intended, but systemic non-compliance will be examined after that date. The legislation allows fines up to $50 million for non-compliance.
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