The Albanese government has announced tougher penalties for social media firms found not to be preventing under 16s from creating and running profiles.Currently, those who fall foul of the ban can be fined up to $49.5m, following the new law coming into force on December 10 last year. ... »»»

The penalty on tech firms is raised to A$99 million (US$68 million), and social media companies may be compelled to show proof of what they have done to comply with the social media ban. KUALA LUMPUR: Australia is to double the maximum penalty it can impose on tech firms found to have failed to uph»»»

Sydney: Australia will double the financial penalty on platforms flouting its world-leading social media ban for under-16s to stem widespread evasion of the restrictions, the government said on Saturday. New legislation will lift the maximum fine to Aus$99 million ($68 million) for systemic breache»»»

SYDNEY: Australia will double the financial penalty on platforms flouting its world-leading social media ban for under-16s to stem widespread evasion of the restrictions, the government said on Saturday. New legislation will lift the maximum fine to Aus$99 million ($68 million) for systemic breache»»»

SYDNEY, June 27 - Australia said on Saturday it would double the maximum penalty it can impose on tech firms found to have failed to uphold a ground-breaking social media ban for children, as evidence mounts that the ban has had little effect on teen use. The government will also strengthen the inf»»»

The federal government will double the penalty for breaches of Australia’s youth social media ban to $99m, arguing tech companies are “not doing enough” to keep children off harmful social media sites. And the eSafety commissioner, now investigating potential breaches of the law by Facebook, Instag»»»