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Australian social media ban marred by weak platform checks, tech providers sayAustralia's teen social media ban faces enforcement challenges due to platforms' weak application of available age-checking tools, not tech...- Under global spotlight, Australia plays hardball on social media banThe global spotlight on the first such ban on people under 16 using popular apps appears to have encouraged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...
- Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube aren't fully complying with child account ban, Australia saysWhile 5 million Australian accounts had been deactivated, a substantial number of Australian children continued to retain accounts, create ...
- 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...
- Australia asks for meeting with Roblox after grooming, content complaintsAustralia has called a meeting with Roblox over reports of child grooming and graphic content on the gaming platform. Communications Minist...
- 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...
- Australia demands social media giants report progress on account bans for children under 16Australia has ordered major social platforms to report how many under-16 accounts they have removed under its new child-access ban. Compani...
- Kick faces $49 million fine after tragic on-air death of French streamer Jean PormanoveKick $49 million fine: Kick, a live-streaming platform, is in trouble. It may face a hefty fine of $49 million. This follows the death of a...
- 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...
- Australia regulator and YouTube spar over under-16s social media banThe centre-left Labor government of Anthony Albanese has previously said it would give YouTube a waiver, citing the platform's use for educ...
- Google reports scale of complaints about AI deepfake terrorism content to Australian regulatorThe Alphabet-owned tech giant also said it had received dozens of user reports warning that its AI program, Gemini, was being used to creat...
- Australian children able to bypass age limit set by social media platforms, report showsIn November, Australia approved a social media ban for children under 16, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world. The ban i...
- 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...
- Australian regulator demands social media firms disclose anti-terrorism effortsAustralian regulator pressures social media platforms to combat terrorism content, hate speech, and handle fines, challenging platforms lik...
- Google, Meta and others face tough questions in Australia over cyber extremism threatsThe country's eSafety regulator announced Tuesday that it had issued legal notices to Google, Meta, X, WhatsApp, Telegram and Reddit requir...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- Australia says Twitter is top platform for online hate, demands explanationThe demand builds on a campaign by the eSafety Commissioner to make the website more accountable after Musk, one of the world's richest peo...
- Australia tells Twitter, Google to give information on handling online child abuseThe action by the country's e-safety commissioner keeps a spotlight on the anti-exploitation practices at Twitter under the ownership of bi...
- 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.
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