Australia to double potential fines for Facebook and Instagram over child social media accounts

Adrian Bogdan

MELBOURNE: Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, that fail to prevent Australian children from holding accounts as critics argue the world-first ban on under-16s was failing. Communications Minister Anika Wells on Monday (Jun 29) blamed the platforms’ resistance to the age restrictions for the need to toughen the laws that came into force on Dec 10. “We can all agree we would like the scheme to work better than it is currently,

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