Australia Wants Bigger Fines for Social Media Companies
澳洲希望對社交媒體公司處以更高額罰款
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，以阻止 16 歲以下兒童使用社交媒體。
Main Body
The government wants to give big fines to companies. Companies must pay 99 million dollars if they let children use the apps. A special officer can now ask for secret company emails and papers. If companies do not give these papers, they must pay more money.
政府希望對公司處以巨額罰款。如果公司允許兒童使用這些應用程式，必須支付 9,900 萬美元。現在一名特別專員可以要求調閱公司機密電子郵件和文件。如果公司不提供這些文件，則必須支付更多款項。
Many children still use Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. The government says companies lied about this. They say the old rules did not work.
許多兒童仍在使用 Facebook、Instagram 和 TikTok。政府表示公司對此撒謊，並稱舊有規則並未奏效。
Some leaders agree with these new laws. Other leaders say the laws are not good. Meta says they use AI to find children. But the government says this is not enough.
部分領導人同意這些新法律，而其他領導人則認為這些法律並不理想。Meta 表示他們使用 AI 來識別兒童，但政府認為這樣做還不夠。
Conclusion
The government wants to make sure social media companies follow the age rules.
政府希望確保社交媒體公司遵守年齡限制規定。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 THE 'WANT' PATTERN
In this text, we see a very common way to talk about goals or desires.
The Formula:
Person/Group → want(s) → Something/Action
Examples from the story:
- The government wants new laws.
- They want to stop children.
How to use it for A2:
- If it is one person (He/She/The Government), add an -s: He wants...
- If it is more than one person (They/We/I), no -s: They want...
Quick Switch:
- I want a coffee. (Thing)
- I want to sleep. (Action)
⚠️ USEFUL WORDS FOR NEWS
| Word | Simple Meaning |
|---|---|
| Fines | Money you pay when you break a rule |
| Laws | Official rules for a country |
| Enough | As much as you need |
🧩 SENTENCE BUILDER
Look at how the text connects ideas:
Old rules did not work New laws