Australia to strengthen enforcement of under-16 social media ban

Australia will grant its online safety watchdog more powers and increase the maximum penalty for breaches of its world-first social media ban, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying big tech companies are not doing enough to comply.

Under proposed legislation, the maximum penalty for social media companies that fail to prevent children under 16 from holding social media accounts would rise to A$99 million ($68 million), the government said in a statement.

The legislation would also allow the eSafety Commissioner to........

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