OriginalSourceHindustan TimesIndiaLeanCenterCredibilityPublished06:01 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceHindustan TimesIndiaLeanCenterCredibilityPublished06:01 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
“Australia to sue Facebook, TikTok over violations of under-16 social media ban”
“Since Australia’s world-first ban came into force almost a year ago, the government has doubled the maximum penalty for breaches to A109.2million.”
Australia to sue Facebook and TikTok for under-16 social media ban breaches
Key points
- Australia plans legal action against Facebook, TikTok and others for non-compliance with under-16 ban.
- eSafety regulator investigated Meta's Facebook and Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube for rule breaches.
- The law requires steps to stop under-16s from holding social media accounts.
- An online safety report found most underage users could keep or create accounts due to weak age checks.
- Penalties have been increased to A$109.2 million and eSafety powers expanded for investigations.
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