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Australia investigates tech giants over social media ban complianceUnder the Australian law, platforms face a fine of up to A$49.5 million ($34 million) for noncompliance, and the regulator added on Tuesda...31 Mar, 2026, 08.33 AM IST- Social media sites block 4.7 million underage accounts in AustraliaTech giants have blocked 4.7 million accounts under Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s, the country's online safety wat...16 Jan, 2026, 08.25 AM IST
- Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first monthAustralia's new law banning under-16s from social media has seen platforms deactivate almost five million accounts. This world-first measur...16 Jan, 2026, 06.36 AM IST
- Australia adds Twitch to social media ban for teensAustralia will bar under-16s from using major social platforms from December 10. Twitch must follow the rule, while Pinterest is exempt. Fi...22 Nov, 2025, 09.31 AM IST
- WhatsApp, Twitch among sites that could face Australia under-16s social media banTech companies including WhatsApp and Reddit as well as streaming giant Twitch and gaming firm Roblox could be among more than a dozen site...24 Sep, 2025, 09.16 AM IST
- Australia regulator says YouTube, others 'turning a blind eye' to child abuse materialAustralia's internet watchdog criticises social media giants. These firms allegedly ignore online child sex abuse. YouTube and Apple are un...06 Aug, 2025, 10.23 AM IST
- Australia fines Telegram for delay in answering child abuse, terror questionsThe e-Safety Commission in March 2024 sought responses from social media platforms YouTube, X and Facebook to Telegram and Reddit, and blam...24 Feb, 2025, 11.50 AM IST
- Australian court upholds order for Musk's X to pay $418,000 fine over anti-child abuse probeElon Musk's X was fined by an Australian court for failing to cooperate with a regulator's request for information about its anti-child-abu...04 Oct, 2024, 01.27 PM IST
- Australia gives internet firms 6 months to draft online child safety rulesThe eSafety Commissioner requested online industry members to submit a plan by October 3 outlining measures to shield minors from encounter...02 Jul, 2024, 01.12 PM IST
- Australian watchdog drops court fight with X over violent postsAustralia's online watchdog on Wednesday dropped a legal effort to force Elon Musk's X to remove posts depicting the violent stabbing of a ...05 Jun, 2024, 09.43 AM IST
- Elon Musk's X says posts of Australia bishop stabbing don't promote violenceElon Musk's platform X resists ban on bishop stabbing video, sparking debate. Musk criticizes officials over alleged eSafety rule plot. Tee...26 Apr, 2024, 11.35 AM IST
- 'What is to stop any country from controlling the entire Internet': Musk on Australia injunction on church stabbing videosElon Musk said Tuesday his social media platform X will appeal against an Australian injunction forcing it to take down videos of a church ...23 Apr, 2024, 07.12 AM IST
- X vows to 'robustly challenge' Australia order to remove stabbing postsX challenges Australian regulator's order on posts about Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel's stabbing. Boy charged with terrorism at church. eSafety...20 Apr, 2024, 12.35 PM IST
- Elon Musk's X launches court fight with Australian watchdogAustralia's online safety watchdog said it is being taken to court by Elon Musk's X in a fight over the platform's failure to outline how i...16 Nov, 2023, 10.19 AM IST
- Why was X, Elon Musk's social media platform, fined $386,000 by the Australian e-Safety Commission?An Australian regulatory authority has levied a penalty of A$610,500 (roughly $386,000) against X, the social media platform owned by Elon ...15 Oct, 2023, 09.21 PM IST
- Australia demands Apple, Meta, Microsoft share anti-abuse steps, threatens finesThe threat underscores Australia's hardline approach to regulating Big Tech firms like Meta, Apple and Microsoft since 2021.30 Aug, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
- Australia’s new law could force Facebook, Google to strip contentThe Online Safety Bill will also require internet-service companies to provide identity and contract information about abusers on their pla...23 Jun, 2021, 11.29 PM IST
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