New Rules for Kids on Social Media
兒童使用社交媒體的新規定
Introduction
The Australian government wants new laws. They want to stop children under 16 from using social media.
澳洲政府希望制定新法律，旨在禁止 16 歲以下兒童使用社交媒體。
Main Body
The government will fine social media companies more money. The fine can now be 99 million dollars. The government says companies do not follow the rules.
政府將對社交媒體公司處以更高額的罰款，目前的罰金可達 9,900 萬美元。政府表示，這些公司並未遵守規定。
Many children still use social media. A study says 80% of children under 16 find ways to enter the apps. They use fake names or fake ages.
許多兒童仍然在使用社交媒體。一項研究顯示，80% 的 16 歲以下兒童會尋找方法進入這些應用程式，例如使用假名或虛構年齡。
Other countries like the UK and France also have these rules. Some people worry that children will go to dangerous websites instead.
其他國家如英國和法國也採取了類似規定。但有些人擔心，兒童可能會轉而前往危險的網站。
Conclusion
The government wants to start these new laws before July 2.
政府希望在 7 月 2 日之前開始實施這些新法律。
Vocabulary Learning
🚩 The 'Want' Pattern
In this story, we see a strong pattern: Someone + want(s) + something.
- The government wants new laws.
- They want to stop children...
How to use it: Use wants for one person/thing (He, She, It, The Government). Use want for many people or 'I' and 'You' (They, We, I, You).
💰 Money Words
Look at how the text describes costs:
- Fine → Money you pay because you broke a rule.
- Million → A very big number (1,000,000).
🌍 Places & People
Notice how the text links people to places:
- Australian government → People from Australia.
- UK and France → Other countries.
Tip: Use these as simple labels to describe where someone is from.