UAE Sets New Age for Social Media
阿拉伯聯合大公國設定社交媒體新年齡限制
Introduction
The UAE says children under 15 cannot use social media.
阿拉伯聯合大公國表示 15 歲以下兒童不能使用社交媒體。
Main Body
Children under 15 cannot make social media accounts. The UAE is the first Arab country to do this. Social media companies have one year to remove these accounts. If they do not, the government will stop the apps.
15 歲以下兒童不能開設社交媒體帳號。阿拉伯聯合大公國是第一個這樣做的阿拉伯國家。社交媒體公司有一年的時間來刪除這些帳號。如果他們不執行，政府將會封鎖這些應用程式。
The government wants to protect children. Some children see bad things online. Some people are mean to children. Also, children spend too much time on phones.
政府希望保護兒童。有些兒童在網上會看到不良內容。有些人會對兒童惡意對待。此外，兒童在手機上花費太多時間。
Other countries do this too. Australia and the UK have similar rules. These countries want children to be healthy and happy.
其他國家也採取類似做法。澳洲和英國有類似的規定。這些國家希望兒童能夠健康且快樂。
Conclusion
The UAE and other countries now work to keep children safe online.
阿拉伯聯合大公國和其他國家目前正致力於確保兒童在網路上的安全。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Time and Limit Words
In this text, we see words that tell us when or how much.
- Under 15 → Not 15, but younger (14, 13, 12...)
- One year → A specific limit of time.
- Too much → More than what is good or healthy.
💡 The "Want to" Pattern
When we talk about goals or desires, we use: Want + to + Action.
- Government wants to protect
- Countries want to keep
Tip: Use this to talk about your own goals! Example: I want to learn English.