As reported by 36Kr Finance APP, American technology giants Google (GOOGL.US), as well as the parent companies of Facebook and Instagram, Meta Platforms (META.US), urged the Australian government on Tuesday to postpone a ban-like bill. This bill will prohibit children under 16 in Australia from using most forms of social media, and these two tech giants stated that they need more time to assess its potential impact.

It is understood that the center-left government led by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hopes to pass this bill into law before the end of the parliamentary year on Thursday. The bill represents one of the strictest control measures in the world for children's use of social media.

The bill was submitted to the Australian Parliament last week and was only open for one day for public feedback.

In their submissions, Google and Meta, the parent company of Facebook, suggested that the Australian government should wait for the results of age verification tests before proceeding with the bill.

The age verification system mentioned by these two tech giants may include biometric technology or government identity verification technology to enforce age restrictions related to social media use.

Meta stated: 'Without these test results, neither the industry nor Australians can understand the nature or scale of the age guarantees required by the bill, nor understand the impact of these measures on Australians.' 'In its current form, the bill is neither coherent nor practically effective.'

The bill will compel social media platforms (not parents or children) to take reasonable measures to ensure the implementation of age verification protection measures. For systematic violations, technology companies may face fines of up to 49.5 million australian dollars (approximately 32 million US dollars).

The Australian Liberal Party, the opposition party, is expected to support the bill, although some independent members of parliament have criticized the Australian government for rushing through the entire process in about a week.

The Senate committee responsible for legislative communication was scheduled to submit a report on Tuesday.

TikTok stated that the bill lacks clarity and expressed 'serious concerns' about the government's plans to pass the bill without detailed consultations with experts, social media platforms, mental health organizations, and young people.

"When proposing new policies, it is crucial to draft bills in a comprehensive and thoughtful manner to ensure that they can achieve their intended purpose. However, this is not the case with this bill," TikTok stated.

X Company, owned by the world's richest person Musk (formerly Twitter), emphasized concerns that the bill will have a negative impact on the human rights of children and adolescents, including their freedom of speech and right to access information channels.

It is understood that the American billionaire, the world's richest person and Tesla CEO who sees himself as a defender of freedom of speech, launched a fierce attack on the Australian government last week, describing the bill as a backdoor means of controlling internet access routes.