"The Bill builds upon the Australian Government's work to address online harms for young people, including the $6.5 million age assurance trial, establishing an online dating apps code, legislating new criminal penalties for non-consensual sexual deepfakes, and quadrupling base funding for the eSafety Commissioner," explained a notice from the prime minister's office on November 8.
"I want parents to be able to say, 'sorry mate, it's against the law for me to get you to do this,'" stated Albanese in a press conference.
The new bill "puts the onus" on social media platforms instead of parents to make sure fundamental protections are in place, the notice stated.
Minister of Communications Michelle Rowland said YouTube "would likely fall within that definition as well," when discussing platforms under the new legislation.
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