Australia doubles penalties for social media ban breaches and strengthens enforcement powers.
The Australian government announced it will double the maximum penalty for systematic breaches of its under-16 social media ban from A$49.5m to A$99m. The reforms also grant the eSafety Commissioner stronger powers to compel social media companies to provide evidence of compliance. The announcement comes as research shows the majority of under-16s continue to access social media despite the ban.
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Outlets largely agree on the policy announcement while diverging on emphasis: some highlight the government's tougher enforcement stance, others lead with research showing children are still bypassing the ban.
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“Australia to double penalty for social media ban breaches to $99m as tech giants accused of ‘not doing enough’”G The Guardian LEFT
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“Australia to Strengthen Enforcement of Under-16 Social Media Ban” · BBC, Al Jazeera, South China Morning Post, Reuters, Bloomberg
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RReuters Australia toughens kids' social media ban, doubles potential penalties for tech firms 1d ago BLBloomberg Australia to Strengthen Enforcement of Under-16 Social Media Ban 1d ago INTERNATIONAL3
BBCBBC Australia to double maximum penalty for platforms in breach of social media ban 20h ago AJAl Jazeera Australia to double fines on Big Tech as children bypass social media ban 1d ago SCSouth China Morning Post Australia PM: ‘too many children on social media’, ban too easy to avoid 1d ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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