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    Australia doubles social media firms’ fine for under-16 law breach, expands watchdog’s power

    • 29.06.2026
    • By Prabhanu Kumar Das
    Medianama

    Australia will double the maximum penalty for social media companies that fail to comply with its under-16 ban to 99 million AUD, as the Albanese government moves to tighten enforcement against platforms it says are not doing enough to keep children off their services.

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