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Social media giants face tougher ban laws

Brisbane Times

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June 28, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Bandwagon
Social media giants face tougher ban laws

Tech giants caught flouting Australia's under-16 social media ban could soon face double the fines.

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ArcaMax

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· Jun 29, 2026

Kids online safety push clouded by House-Senate divide

WASHINGTON — Bills that would strengthen online safety for young users have attracted bipartisan coalitions, but lawmakers are still separated over the level of regulation they would impose on social media companies, adding uncertainty to the ...

Sky News Australia

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· Jun 27, 2026

Labor strengthens child online safety laws with harsher fines for tech platforms

Environment Minister Murray Watt weighs in on Labor’s unveiling of new powers in relation to the under-16s social media ban. “So far, we’ve already been able to deactivate over five million accounts for younger people, but we know that we need to take stronger action,” Mr Watt said. “That’s why today we’re announcing new laws that will double the penalties against the social media giants if they do the wrong thing, lifting them to $99 million and bringing them into line with a lot of other corporate fines.”

BBC News

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· Jun 20, 2026

How the social media ban could reshape how all of us use the internet

Why some argue the social media ban could have a profound affect on how young people gain new knowledge and the rest of us move around online

Gizmodo

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· Jul 1, 2026

And the Latest Social Media Giant to Settle a Safety Lawsuit Is: TikTok

TikTok parent ByteDance avoided a potentially messy jury trial.

The West Australian

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· Jun 25, 2026

Beef-up looms for world-first teen social media ban

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

The Economic Times

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· Jul 12, 2026

Growing list of nations move to ban social media

Growing list of nations move to ban social media

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Related coverage for "Social media giants face tougher ban laws": ArcaMax — Kids online safety push clouded by House-Senate divide. Sky News Australia — Labor strengthens child online safety laws with harsher fines for tech platforms. BBC News — How the social media ban could reshape how all of us use the internet. Gizmodo — And the Latest Social Media Giant to Settle a Safety Lawsuit Is: TikTok. The West Australian — Beef-up looms for world-first teen social media ban. The Economic Times — Growing list of nations move to ban social media