IT IS OFFICIAL: AUSTRALIA BANS SOCIAL MEDIA FOR UNDER-16S IN WORLD-FIRST MOVE. (PHOTO).

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 Australia bans social media for under-16s in world-first move  Australia has implemented a sweeping ban on social media use for children under 16, marking a world-first move aimed at curbing teenage addiction to platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Under the new rules, social media companies and popular websites face fines of up to AU$49.5 million ($33 million) if they allow underage users to maintain accounts. The government says the measures are necessary to shield children from harmful content, including bullying, sexual material, and online predators. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emphasized that social media “is often used as a weapon for bullies, a platform for peer pressure, a driver of anxiety, and a tool for online predators.” The law, effective Wednesday, immediately blocks hundreds of thousands of teenagers from accessing the apps they used daily. Platforms affected include Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit, Twitch, Kick, Thread...
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ANAMBRA STATE HIGH COURT COMMENCES HEARING ON CHILDREN, SEXUAL OFFENCES CASES.(PHOTO).

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ANAMBRA STATE HIGH COURT COMMENCES HEARING ON CHILDREN, SEXUAL OFFENCES CASES.


Following the establishment of a specialized magistrate court for children, sexual and gender based violence offences in the state, the Chief Judge of Anambra State, Justice Onochie Anyachebelu, has approved the establishment of a high court for children, sexual and gender based violence offences in the state. 

The establishment of the court follows request by the state Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Mrs Ify Obinabo 

The court designated "Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Court Holden" Awka is the first of its kind in the history of the state. 

The high court will strictly try special offences that affect children or gender based violences such as rape, child defilement, gender based violent crimes and other related offenses.

The aim is to give accelerated hearing and to ensure speedy justice delivery in such cases. 

Its first Chief Judge is Justice Peace Otti, with high court 3 as its presiding court. 

Suspects were arraigned before the court and more than five cases that bordered on rape and child defilement were heard on the first day of trial in the court.

Some cases were adjourned to 13th January, 2023 while a defendant arraigned before the court was remanded at Amawbia Correctional Center.

Meanwhile, at the Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Court of the magistrate court Awka, more than 25 cases have been binded over to the high Court.

✍️ Chidimma Ikeanyionwu


 

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