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Australia to double potential fines for Facebook, Instagram over child social media accounts

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June 29, 2026

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Australia to double potential fines for Facebook, Instagram over child social media accounts
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The Tribune

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· Jun 29, 2026

Australia to double potential fines for Facebook and Instagram over child social media accounts

Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, who fail to prevent Australian children from holding accounts as critics argue the world-first ban on under-16s was failing. Communications Minister Anika Wells on Monday blamed the platforms’ resistance to the age restrictions for the need to toughen the laws that []

The Next Web

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· Jun 29, 2026

Australia moves to double Big Tech fines and arm its regulator over the under-16 ban

Six months after Australia became the first country to bar under-16s from social media, the government has concluded that the platforms are not taking the rule seriously enough, and is preparing to make the consequences of ignoring it considerably more expensive. New legislation announced this week would roughly double the maximum penalty for a systemic [] This story continues at The Next Web

Vogue

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· Jun 23, 2026

In the Social Ban Era, Where Will Gen Alpha Spend Time Online?

Australia, the UK, and the UAE have now all banned social media access for under-16s. But experts say the ban’s impact is likely overstated. Gen Alpha is finding new ways to socialize online and making culture conversational again.

iPhone in Canada

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· Jun 29, 2026

Australia Doubles Fines to $99 Million for Social Media Platforms

Australia is doubling its maximum penalty for social media platforms to 99 million dollars to enforce its strict minimum age law for underage users. The post Australia Doubles Fines to 99 Million for Social Media Platforms first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

Nepal News

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· Jun 27, 2026

सामाजिक सञ्जाल प्रतिबन्ध उल्लंघन गर्ने प्लेटफर्मलाई अस्ट्रेलियाले दोब्बर जरिवाना लगाउने

सिड्नी। अष्ट्रेलियाले विश्वमा नै पहिलो पटक १६ वर्षमुनिका किशोरकिशोरीहरूका लागि लागू गरेको सामाजिक सञ्जाल प्रतिबन्धको उल्लङ्घन गर्नेलाई रोक्न प्लेटफर्महरूलाई पहिलेको भन्दा दोब्बर बढी आर्थिक जरिवाना लगाउने घोषणा गरेको छ । सरकारले शनिबार यो जानकारी दिएको हो। नयाँ कानुनले प्रणालीगत उल्लङ्घनमा अधिकतम जरिवाना अस्ट्रेलियन डलर ९९ मिलियन (६८ मिलियन अमेरिकी डलर) पुर्‍याउने छ र अनलाइन नियामक निकाय []

ABC News

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· Jun 29, 2026

Australia to double potential fines for Facebook and Instagram over child social media accounts

Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, who fail to prevent Australian children from holding accounts

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Related coverage for "Australia to double potential fines for Facebook, Instagram over child social media accounts": The Tribune — Australia to double potential fines for Facebook and Instagram over child social media accounts. The Next Web — Australia moves to double Big Tech fines and arm its regulator over the under-16 ban. Vogue — In the Social Ban Era, Where Will Gen Alpha Spend Time Online?. iPhone in Canada — Australia Doubles Fines to $99 Million for Social Media Platforms. Nepal News — सामाजिक सञ्जाल प्रतिबन्ध उल्लंघन गर्ने प्लेटफर्मलाई अस्ट्रेलियाले दोब्बर जरिवाना लगाउने. ABC News — Australia to double potential fines for Facebook and Instagram over child social media accounts