Surprising decision made by Taiwanese legislators creating a "Youth Protection and Child Welfare Act" for which, the children under two years old will not be able to use iPads and other electronic devices similar, leading to significant fines for parents if they break the rule. It is an unprecedented law (although in China and South Korea there are also regulations in this regard) that collides with the current situation in the world that is experiencing the so-called “digital age”. Does this law make any sense? Could there be other countries that replicated it in their territories?
The law in question not only prohibits children under the age of two from using iPads and the like, but also requires that children anyone under the age of 18 must make prudent use of digital media, not exceeding "a period of time that is not reasonable." The fines that the parents of those children who do not comply with this law can receive amount to 50.000 Taiwanese dollars or what is the same, about $1.400. High penalties in order to intimidate the parents and make them comply with the established.
And it is that one of the biggest problems that this law is going to encounter, is How are you going to ensure that it is fulfilled? In fact, the writing is not entirely explicit since How long is a reasonable time? It is something that is not quantifiable and depends a lot on the person or family in question. For the law to be complied with, what they could do is install some piece of software on each of the devices sold in the country and are affected by the legislation, which on the other hand, would be a brutal attack on privacy not only of users but families as a whole.
Those responsible for these guidelines (not the law), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), they even say that "Other entertainment media such as television should also be avoided for babies and children under two years of age" alluding that "A child's brain develops rapidly during these early years, and young children learn better through interaction with people than with screens". To some extent, it is obvious, but that is what parents in Taiwan have seen as an interference in their work.
What do you think of this law?
Vía: CNN