Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Could Soon Carry A$99M Fines

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.

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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Australia PM: ‘too many children on social media’, ban too easy to avoid

Australia said on Saturday it would double the maximum penalty it can impose on tech firms found to have failed to uphold a groundbreaking social media ban for children, as evidence mounts that the ban has had little effect on teen use. The government will also strengthen the information-gathering powers of its internet regulator, the eSafety Commissioner, allowing it to compel social media companies ‌to provide evidence of what they have done to stop under-16s from getting an account. Under the...

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Australia's under-16s social media ban created global headlines and now the government wants to strengthen the laws to stare down legal challenges.