Name: Reddit遭英國數據監管機構重罰1400萬英鎊，原因竟是...？| BBC (Reddit fined £14m by UK data watchdog over age verification checks | BBC News)
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Reddit has been fined $20 million, that's around 14 and a half million pounds, by the UK's data watchdog for breaches of controversial new rules to protect children online.

Reddit 因違反保護兒童上網的爭議新規定，被英國數據監管機構罰款 2000 萬美元，約合 1450 萬英鎊。

情態副詞

The Information Commissioner's Office said the American social site failed to properly verify the ages of users on its site, putting children at risk of being exposed to inappropriate and harmful content online.

資訊專員公署表示，這個美國社交網站未能妥善驗證用戶年齡，讓兒童暴露於不適當和令人反感的內容的風險之中。

程度副詞

Reddit says it plans to appeal the fine, saying it remained deeply committed to its users privacy and safety and that being asked to collect more information about every UK user was counterintuitive.

Reddit 表示計畫對這筆罰款提出上訴，並說他們始終堅守對用戶隱私和安全的承諾，而且被要求收集更多關於每位英國用戶的資訊是反直覺的。

Let's speak now to the BBC's senior technology reporter, Shona Macallan.

接下來我們請到 BBC 資深科技記者 Shona Macallan。

So give us a little bit more detail, if you would, first of all, on exactly why Reddit has been fined.

那麼，請您先詳細說明一下，Reddit 究竟為何被罰款？

Well, Reddit and other social media platforms are required by law to make sure that when children are able to access these platforms, three things basically happen.

嗯，Reddit 和其他社交媒體平臺依法必須確保，當兒童能夠使用這些平臺時，基本上會發生三件事。

That the platforms take special care of the information that children are putting on there and that they provide age appropriate experiences, and

就是平臺會特別留意兒童在上面發布的資訊，並提供年齡適宜的體驗，而且

finally, that they don't let them come across harmful content.

最後，就是不會讓他們接觸到令人反感的內容。

And it's that that today the ICO say that Reddit has fallen foul of.

而這就是資訊專員公署今天說 Reddit 違規的地方。

And do we have any idea how many children actually use this site?

我們知道有多少兒童實際上在使用這個網站嗎？

Well, we know that the platform is extremely popular with three out of five people saying that they use it.

嗯，我們知道這個平臺非常受歡迎，五個人中有三個人說他們有在使用。

In terms of quantifying children, however, that is more difficult.

不過，要量化兒童的使用情況就比較困難了。

And one of the things that the ICU are saying that Reddit has failed to do is the fact that the children are, or people that are going on to Reddit are just simply putting in their age.

資訊專員公署說 Reddit 沒有做到的其中一件事是，兒童或上 Reddit 的人只是隨便填寫他們的年齡。

So the age assurance that people are given is basically relying on people telling the truth.

所以，年齡驗證基本上是依賴使用者說實話。

And that's why you can see that children could easily circumnavigate that by basically lying when they sign up to the site.

這也是為什麼你會看到兒童可以輕易地繞過這個機制，只要在註冊網站時說謊就行了。

Tell us a little bit more then about Reddit's response.

那麼，請您多說一點關於 Reddit 的回應。

So I don't think it will come as any surprise to you that Reddit have defended their policy.

所以我想這不會讓你感到意外，Reddit 為他們的政策辯護了。

They say that they don't require users to share information about their identities, regardless of the age.

他們說，他們不要求使用者分享身分資訊，無論年齡如何。

They say that they're committed to privacy and safety and that the ICOs insistence that they collect more about their private information on UK users, counterintuitive.

他們表示，他們致力於保護隱私和安全，並且資訊專員公署堅持要求他們收集更多關於英國使用者的個人資訊，這有點反直覺。

So essentially they emphasize that they have the priority, the priority of anonymity and taking care of people's data over sharing information.

所以基本上，他們強調他們的優先事項，也就是匿名性和保護人們的資料，勝過分享資訊。

And they view the ICOS demands basically as conflicting with those, those attributes that are very important to the site.

他們認為資訊專員公署的要求基本上與網站非常重視的這些特質相衝突。

And briefly, Shona, of course, the context for all of this as well.

而且簡而言之，Shona，當然，這一切的背景也是如此。

The timing of this is that many countries are debating about whether there should be a social media ban for under 16.

時機點是，許多國家正在辯論是否應該禁止 16 歲以下的青少年使用社交媒體。

Of course, we covered extensively Australia banning social media for under 16s and there is talk of other countries following suit.

當然，我們廣泛報導了澳洲禁止 16 歲以下青少年使用社交媒體，而且有其他國家也可能跟進。

You know, clearly the safety and protection of children online is extremely important and tech companies and legislators are really keen to get this right.

顯然，線上兒童的安全和保護極為重要，科技公司和立法者都非常希望能夠妥善處理。

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