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Australia to double potential fines over child social media accounts

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June 29, 2026

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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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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 []

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

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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.

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.

Utusan Malaysia

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· Jun 24, 2026

PARLIMEN: Denda RM10 juta jika platform media sosial gagal patuh had umur

KUALA LUMPUR: Platform media sosial yang gagal mematuhi keperluan pengesahan umur pengguna berdepan tindakan tegas termasuk penalti kewangan sehingga RM10 juta serta denda tambahan RM100,000 sehari jika kesalahan berterusan selepas disabit bersalah. Menteri Komunikasi, Datuk Fahmi Fadzil berkata, semua penyedia platform media sosial di negara ini diwajib mematuhi peraturan yang ditetapkan di bawah Akta Keselamatan ... Read more The post PARLIMEN: Denda RM10 juta jika platform media sosial gagal patuh had umur appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

DNyuz

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· Jul 7, 2026

Bay Area restaurant fines parents after rowdy kids trash the place — and the internet is loving it

A Bay Area restaurateur has gone viral for charging parents as much as 327 for failing to control their rowdy children at his Chinese eatery Chez Xue. You You Xue, who operates two restaurants south of San Francisco, says he’s slapped financial penalties on parents of spirited tots who smashed credit card readers, carved “designs” []

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Related coverage for "Australia to double potential fines over child social media accounts": Nepal News — सामाजिक सञ्जाल प्रतिबन्ध उल्लंघन गर्ने प्लेटफर्मलाई अस्ट्रेलियाले दोब्बर जरिवाना लगाउने. The Next Web — Australia moves to double Big Tech fines and arm its regulator over the under-16 ban. iPhone in Canada — Australia Doubles Fines to $99 Million for Social Media Platforms. Vogue — In the Social Ban Era, Where Will Gen Alpha Spend Time Online?. Utusan Malaysia — PARLIMEN: Denda RM10 juta jika platform media sosial gagal patuh had umur. DNyuz — Bay Area restaurant fines parents after rowdy kids trash the place — and the internet is loving it