Urhulumente waseOstreliya uvume umthetho wenguqu ngolwesine oya kuthi uthintele abantwana abangaphantsi kweminyaka eli-16 ukuba bafikelele kwiintanethi zentlalo, ukumisela umzekelo wehlabathi jikelele kumlo wentlalontle yeemvakalelo kunye nengqondo yoyena mncinane. Ngokwalo mthetho, amaqonga anje ngeTikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X (eyayisakuba yiTwitter) okanye iSnapchat iya kunyanzeleka ukuba ithintele abantwana ukuba bafikelele kwiinkonzo zabo. Kwimeko yokungathobeli, iinkampani zinokujongana nezohlwayo zemali ukuya kuthi ga I-50 yezigidi zeedola zaseOstreliya (ezinye 30 million).
I-Senate inike ukukhanya okuluhlaza kulo mlinganiso ngenkxaso ebanzi yepalamente, kuquka neevoti ezincomekayo zangaphambili kwiNdlu yabaMeli. Le migaqo, eza kuqala ukusebenza kwisithuba sonyaka, sele ivelisa iziphumo eOstreliya nakwamanye amazwe ajonge ngokusondeleyo uphuhliso lwalo mthetho ungazange ubonwe ngaphambili.
Ubandakanya ntoni umthetho omtsha?
Umthetho wazisa udidi olubizwa ngokuba "ngamaqonga eendaba ezentlalo athintelwe ngokweminyaka," nto leyo enyanzelisa uthungelwano loluntu ukuba lusebenzise iinkqubo ezingqongqo zokuqinisekisa ubudala phambi kokuvumela ukufikelela kubasebenzisi bazo. Nangona iinkcukacha zokugqibela zisaza kuchazwa, kuqikelelwa ukuba ezi nkqubo zinokusebenzisa zombini idatha yebhayometriki njengaye ii-ID ezisemthethweni.
Nangona kunjalo, amaqonga afana YouTube, ezisetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo kwiinjongo zemfundo, zikhululekile kwithintelo. Ngokutsho kweNkulumbuso yase-Australia, u-Anthony Albanese, eyona njongo iphambili kukukhusela abantwana kwimingcipheko efana nale. ukuxhatshazwa kwi-intanethi, ukungakhuseleki kwi Umxholo ongalunganga kunye neziphumo ezibi kwi Impilo yengqondo.
Uxanduva luya kuwela ikakhulu kwiinkampani zobuchwepheshe, ukuba kufuneka baphumeze ulawulo lokuqinisekisa ukuba abancinci abenzi okanye bagcine ii-akhawunti ezisebenzayo kwiinethiwekhi zabo. Ngokwamazwi ka-Albanese: “Sifuna abantu abaselula baseOstreliya banandiphe ubomi obupheleleyo bobuntwana obukhuselweyo kwiingozi ze-Intanethi.” Nangona kunjalo, imimiselo ayimiseli izohlwayo ngokuthe ngqo kubasebenzisi okanye abazali babo.
Iimbono ezixubeneyo malunga nomlinganiselo
Ukususela kumacandelo karhulumente, iingcali zempilo yengqondo kunye namaqela abazali, ukuvunywa kwalo mthetho kuye kwavunywa njengenyathelo elifunekayo lokubuyisela umva umonakalo owenziwe ngokugqithisileyo kokusetyenziswa kwenethiwekhi yoluntu kubantu abancinci. Uphononongo lubonakalise ukuba ngaphezulu kwe-60% yabakwishumi elivisayo base-Australia abaphakathi kweminyaka eli-14 ne-17 ubudala baye bavezwa kumxholo oyingozi, ezifana nokuzenzakalisa okanye ukusetyenziswa gwenxa kweziyobisi, ngala maqonga.
Nangona kunjalo, Umlinganiselo awukhululekanga ekugxekweni, ngakumbi ngabameli babucala kunye namalungelo oluntu. Umbutho i-Amnesty International, umzekelo, uye wachaza ukuba lo mmiselo unokukhokelela ekubekweni kweliso karhulumente kunye nokusetyenziswa kakubi ulwazi lomntu. Ngokufanayo, ezinye izifundiswa ziye zalumkisa ukuba umthetho unokungabandakanyi abantu abatsha abasesichengeni, njengabo bakwiqela le-LGTBIQ +, abafumana inkxaso kuluntu lwedijithali.
Isindululo sobuchwephesha kunye nemingeni
IKomiti yoKhuseleko lwe-Electronic, eya kuba noxanduva lokongamela ukuphunyezwa komthetho, iphakamisile ithuba lokudala inkqubo yokuqinisekisa yangaphandle ukugcina ubumfihlo yedata yobuqu. Oku kuya kubandakanya "iqonga eliphakathi" eliza kuvavanya ubudala babasebenzisi ngaphandle kokubeka ulwazi olubuthathaka kwinethiwekhi yoluntu.
Ngapha koko, iinkampani zobuchwepheshe ezifana Uphando o meta Bavakalise inkxalabo ngesantya ophunyezwa ngaso lo mgangatho. Zombini iinkampani zicele ixesha elongezelelweyo lokuphuhlisa izisombululo ezijongana neemfuno zokuqinisekisa kwaye ziphephe ukuchaphazela amava omsebenzisi. I-TikTok, ngokwalo icala, ithandabuze ukusebenza kwezindululo zangoku.
Lenza ntoni lonke ihlabathi?
Isigqibo sase-Australia sibangele umdla kwihlabathi, njengoko amazwe amaninzi ejongene neengxoxo ezifanayo malunga nokulawula ukufikelela kwabantu abatsha kumaqonga edijithali. Ngokomzekelo, iFransi sele iphumeze imiqathango efuna imvume yabazali kubantwana abangaphantsi kweminyaka eli-15 ubudala. EUnited States, amanye amazwe acinga ukwandisa imida ukufikelela kwidijithali, ngelixa e-China imimiselo engqongqo iye yasekwa ekusebenziseni i-Intanethi ngabancinci.
Nangona kukho imingeni, I-Australia iqinisekisa ubunkokeli bayo ekudaleni imigaqo-nkqubo yedijithali ezisabela kwiingxaki zangoku. Ngo-2021, yayisele inguvulindlela ekunyanzeleni amaqonga amakhulu etekhnoloji ukuba ahlawule amajelo eendaba ngokusetyenziswa komxholo wawo.
Ukugqithiswa kwalo mthetho kubonisa inkxalabo ekhulayo malunga nefuthe leendaba zoluntu kulutsha kwaye iphakamisa imibuzo ebalulekileyo malunga nokulinganisela phakathi kokukhuselwa kwabantwana, ngasese kunye amalungelo edijithali.