The government has introduced laws allowing the eSafety Commissioner to compel companies to hand over internal documents to prove they tried to enforce the under-16 ban.

Australia is strengthening laws to ban social media for under-16s, despite initial challenges in enforcement. Prime Minister Albanese vows to "bullet-proof" legislation as the…

Platforms face massive fines as Australia doubles down on its teen social media ban

Tech giants will be more harshly investigated and will face $99 million fines if they fail to comply with the government’s social media age limit.

Prime minister Anthony Albanese says too many children still on platforms but he is ‘heartened’ by world-leading law

Australia empowers eSafety commissioner to compel platforms for compliance evidence

“It’s clear big tech are not doing enough to comply with the law — there are still too many children on social media.”

Australia is doubling penalties for tech firms failing to enforce its child social media ban, as evidence shows limited impact on teen usage. The government is boosting regulator…

Canberra says tech platforms are still letting too many children bypass its under-16 social media ban.

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…

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

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said there were still too many children on social media and tech firms were not doing enough to comply with the law.

The government has introduced laws allowing the eSafety Commissioner to compel companies to hand over internal documents to prove they tried to enforce the under-16 ban.

Australia’s new bill would double Big Tech fines to A$99m and let the eSafety Commissioner compel board minutes and internal emails.

New changes will make it easier to gather evidence, government says

Australia introduced new legislation in Parliament on Monday to strengthen enforcement of its under-16 social media ban and give its internet regulator more power to pursue tech…

“We can all agree we would like the scheme to work better than it is currently, but that is on Big Tech taking the Mickey," Minister Anika Wells said.

Labor wants to double the fines for tech giants who refuse to hand over documents that could prove they are failing to enforce Australia’s social media age ban.

Australian government to boost maximum penalty for breaches of youth social media ban to A$99m, arguing firms not doing enough