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Canberra Doubles Down: Australia to Escalate Penalties for Platforms Skirting the Under-16 Ban

Australia's government will double penalties and widen the regulator's powers against platforms that fail to enforce the world's first under-16 social media ban — and the move lands amid a wider international push to hold tech firms accountable for the youngest users.

Daniel Whitmore · Monexus Investigations desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·29 Jun 2026·Live on the wire ↗
Australia's government will double penalties and widen the regulator's powers against platforms that fail to enforce the world's first under-16 social media ban — and the move lands amid a wider international push to hold tech firms account
Australia's government will double penalties and widen the regulator's powers against platforms that fail to enforce the world's first under-16 social media ban — and the move lands amid a wider international push to hold tech firms account x.com / Photography

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  • https://t.me/NikkeiAsia
  • https://t.me/nikkeiasia
  • https://x.com/polymarket/status/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_age_restrictions_in_Australia
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/eSafety_Commissioner
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Safety_Act_2021
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