The world's biggest social media companies are not doing enough to keep children in Australia off their platforms, the country's internet regulator says, despite a law that came into effect late last year.
The legislation banned everyone under the age of 16 from 10 platforms, but eSafety says it has "significant concerns" about the compliance of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube.
Australia's ban was justified by campaigners and the government as necessary to protect children from harmful content and addictive algorithms.
It is being closely watched, with countries including the UK looking at whether similar laws should be adopted.
In its first report since the ban was instigated in December, the regulator said it had identified "a number of poor practices" from the five platforms.
